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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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[–] dual_sport_dork 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So TL;DR: Before anyone gets out their pitchforks, at the track in question they require some kind of additional license to run a vehicle there that can do sub 11 second runs (presumably a quarter mile, but the article did not specify). This bike can apparently just about push that threshold.

He could have had the same issue with a gasoline powered turbo 'Busa, or whatever. But it's still neat that Energica can do that.

[–] Nastybutler 12 points 1 year ago

Yep. Pretty standard at any sanctioned drag strip. My local strip requires a tethered kill switch be installed if your bike runs sub 11 seconds.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The same thing will happen with the Dodge Demon. It’s capable of running sub 10 second 1/4 miles from the factory. Sanctioned and insured drag strips will require a cage and better safety equipment if you are going those speeds. It’ll kick you out if you do it and ban you until you make the changes to be safe.

[–] Zdvarko 8 points 1 year ago

Yep this is a local Kiwi, Sam, and yes its quater mile.