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At some point the line between electric car and bike gets very blurry.

• CharlesW 4y ago
  The pre-order price of the e-bike is $2,500. Which electric car makes that line blurry?
  • austinbeer 4y ago
    https://www.wired.com/story/review-wuling-hongguang-mini-ev/ https://www.wired.com/story/review-wuling-hongguang-mini-ev/ https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Hot-Sale-2022-New-Cheap-Electric_1600068013262.html https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Hot-Sale-2022-New-Che... Like $2-$8k electric car / golf cart-sih cars are already happening!
    • cwoolfe 4y ago
      Whoa! +1 for https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Hot-Sale-2022-New-Cheap-Electric_1600068013262.html https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Hot-Sale-2022-New-Che... Is that legal to drive on US roads?!
      • sbierwagen 4y ago
        Depends on the state and municipality. Check your local laws regarding golf carts.
      • rmahan 4y ago
        Definitely not. Electrek bought a LEV (Light Electric Vehicle) truck like this and it wasn’t. They’re unsafe for roads due to lack of many safety features
        • cwoolfe 4y ago
          It doesn't surprise me that they are not street legal...but it's interesting to me that in all practicality, they are probably safer than riding a bike; and yet bikes are legal.
    • bityard 4y ago
      We need AgingWheels to buy one of these
  • sbierwagen 4y ago
    https://jalopnik.com/the-worlds-cheapest-ev-is-genuinely-good-1847048450 https://jalopnik.com/the-worlds-cheapest-ev-is-genuinely-goo... Basically a fully enclosed golf cart, lead acid batteries and all. Was $1,200 a year ago. Can it go on the highway? No. Is it crashworthy? No. But neither is an ebike, and this at least keeps the rain off you.
• undersuit 4y ago
  Just like the line between an ICE car and a bike with a two-stroke strapped on.