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Looks like it doesn't have any real climate control. Once you have a light, efficient vehicle like this the climate control loads start to become significant v
by msandford 3y ago
Looks like it doesn't have any real climate control. Once you have a light, efficient vehicle like this the climate control loads start to become significant vs the actual transport.
Might work great where it's super mild all the time like Europe or parts of California. Probably not awesome in the US South.
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoRemoving the doors makes it no worse than walking or biking?
- jiminymcmoogley 3y agoprobably much better actually, since you're not exerting yourself physically
- laputan_machine 3y agoA lack of physical exertion is a large cause of obesity and depression. Human innovation tends towards us making our lives easier (so: less physical exercise). Quite the dilemma!
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoAnd some people are physically impaired and cannot walk or bike. The able world would love to forget about them or force them into 3 hour long bus routes, but besides that being incredibly unfair, it's just not necessary if there is alternative transportation.
- atonse 3y agoI’ve actually seen some really impressive scooters that take care of this actually. The issue I’ve seen (can only speak for a large city in the US) is still accessibility. Like entrances, finding elevators, ramps, etc. especially in older buildings. For the record I got to experience this first hand when I hung out with an old colleague who was injured in a car crash. And this was at the DC convention center, a relatively new building. Finding elevators and navigating around took way longer, especially when you were lost. But I will say that it was amazing how everyone around him was willing to help in any way they could.
- yellowapple 3y agoMy folks run into similar issues with small children in strollers, and I myself run into similar issues with moving lots of stuff (or really big stuff) with a hand truck. The curb-cut effect is real, people!
- kamray23 3y agoYeah in Finland you see people in effectively single-seat L-class vehicles all the time. It's the vehicle they use to get around, but that's an exception that should probably be left to them. There's far too many bent road signs around here because of the myriad of road safety issues these things pose. In the US, they don't drive golf carts on roads, and in the EU you sometimes start to get why.
- JKCalhoun 3y agoFor short excursions I don't see a huge problem. We often dress for the climate (coats, hats in winter, t-shirts in summer). Regardless, removing cars anywhere is a win. Get something going like this and innovations to allow for different climates will follow. For little electrics like this, the low price may be the sleeper feature. Cars keep going up, up, up in cost. People might look at these as a 2nd car, then find they are increasingly using their 2nd car....
- bryanlarsen 3y agoAccording to the preview on Fully Charged[0] it has heating and they're planning a version with Air Conditioning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYroDMTLVt4&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYroDMTLVt4&t=3s
- ladberg 3y agoI can't speak to most of the US South but golf carts are a pretty common method of transportation for people who live in downtown Charleston.