micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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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I feel like people are missing why this is such a big deal. BMW made this.
One of the worlds biggest automakers, astoundingly good engineers, many millions of dollars a year spent predicting industry trends, worldwide logistics chains for spare parts and maintenance... BMW wouldnt be doing this unless they were confident it was a smart move for the future and were confident in their product.
This isnt a small boutique manufacturer with who knows what in the way of QC, support and spares who could literally go out of business without warning.
I dunno, BMW also made the i3 and then let it wither on the vine. We'll see how they price/market/support it.
I think the I3 was a misstep in that people were crying out for a small electric car... but brand new BMW money is also Tesla money. It wasnt that the I3 wasnt what the market was crying out for, it was just from a manufacturer with too much badge, not enough value.
I think this is just a to marked test bed. They don't think it is going to sell. They are both testing a manufacturing feasibility and getting some real world data on both the marker and product support. I think they are trying to see if it is a Smart move.
Oh absolutely, its a gamble on BMWs part but its very encouraging for the sector overall that BMW are being seen to be throwing their hat in the ring.