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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm not in the direct target demographic for this ebike, but having more ebikes in the market sounds good to me.

That said, I'm somewhat surprised to see a seat dropper standard on a cargo ebike. Would they be the first to offer this as a standard feature?

Also, I can't help but wonder if the included, spare battery would deteriorate if left uncharged and unused, as well as adding cost to the initial price. They don't have a range estimate, but supposing we borrow the figure from the comparable RadWagon 4, a 45 mile range on one charge is a good amount of travel.

From electric automobiles, I appreciate that range anxiety may well exist for electric bikes as well, especially if this one will be marketed as a family school bus. In that case, I would think the app connectivity could be used to remind the owner to charge their ebike, and offer the spare battery as an optional extra. But perhaps a small amount of battery wear is acceptable for the piece of mind.

Still though, these are minor nitpicks from what otherwise looks like a sensibly designed, purpose-derived ebike.