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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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Pedego, one of the earliest electric bike brands to enter the US market well over a decade ago, has announced...

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[–] Marthirial 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That's an unfortunate name for a company.

[–] Brunbrun6766 3 points 7 months ago

Not if you're older than 15, do you chuckle every time you hear pedestrian, pedal, or biped? Ped/pod is simply the Latin root for many words while paed is Greek, as in the term you're insinuating

[–] Bimfred 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Round where I'm from, "pede" is a derogatory term for gay people.