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>EVs affordable enough for the poor will definitely be required here Here in SW Ontario there are countless people riding those electric scooters or ebikes in
by gunfighthacksaw 5y ago
>EVs affordable enough for the poor will definitely be required here
Here in SW Ontario there are countless people riding those electric scooters or ebikes in the summertime. I’ve even seen old barflies hop on after drinking a pitcher and head on to the next spot.
I’m sure the Bay Area has more clement weather year-round than here.
- b9a2cab5 5y agoI commuted to/from a train on an electric scooter. Not only are they just not viable for any trips longer than 3-4 miles, you can't go up any sort of incline either. Mine was "overclocked" to enable up to 500w of power and I'm 180lbs, but it wouldn't be able to climb even a 10 degree incline at over walking speed. And at least the consumer ones you can find on Amazon are not robust enough to withstand even 6 months of daily use before the tire wears out, battery terminals corrode, and screws start falling out.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoI've used a normal bike and an e-bike and didn't have such issues.
- b9a2cab5 5y ago$2k e-bikes are probably more robust than the $600 scooter I was riding and would definitely be my choice next time around. For anyone interested in e-scootering though, avoid the Segway ES series like hell and make sure you do your research.