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I'm bearish on anything that isn't a full blown car ever being on the street in any real numbers capable of affecting anything at scale. The nanosecond somethi
by dsfyu404ed 4y ago
I'm bearish on anything that isn't a full blown car ever being on the street in any real numbers capable of affecting anything at scale.
The nanosecond something comes down in cost per performance enough to be a viable replacement or middle ground between a car and a bus pass the poor will adopt it in droves and then all the upper middle class types will find reasons to crap on it.
This already happened with mopeds. Many US states regulate them like motorcycles with the "we don't say the quiet part out loud" being that that drives up the cost making them not as viable for many potential users. We're starting to see the beginnings of this happen with e-bikes as they approach and sometimes exceed moped performance. I don't see why a electric trike would be any different.
I hope I'm wrong.
- zardo 4y ago> We're starting to see the beginnings of this happen with e-bikes as they approach and sometimes exceed moped performance. E-Bike is a performance limited category. If it's got more power than allowed it's a motorcycle. In many places you can get away with riding an unlicensed electric motorcycle if it looks like an e-bike, but some jurisdictions are cracking down on them.
- Arrath 4y agoI think of countries in SEA and the profusion of mopeds, motorbikes, rickshaws, and really all manner of small vehicles on the roads. Its a matter of time until attractive, affordable, legal vehicles make more inroads here in the States.