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>> personal electric scooters and bikes are becoming more noticeable on streets and sidewalks How long does it take to get from Detroit to LA on a personal ele

>> personal electric scooters and bikes are becoming more noticeable on streets and sidewalks How long does it take to get from Detroit to LA on a personal electric scooter?

kylehotchkiss 3y ago
This sounds like the beginning to an excellent Youtube series!
throw0101c 3y ago
These fellows did it in sixty-two days: * https://electrek.co/2020/08/27/segway-teases-new-electric-moped-after-4000-mile-cross-country-e-scooter-ride/ https://electrek.co/2020/08/27/segway-teases-new-electric-mo... * https://web.archive.org/web/20230507093230/https://riderguide.com/blog/scooter-crossing-documentary/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230507093230/https://riderguid... * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_PSH8MBTc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_PSH8MBTc * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransAmerica_Bicycle_Trail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransAmerica_Bicycle_Trail That was going a max of 18.6 mi/h (30 km/h); there are ones that can go >90 km/h: * https://escooternerds.com/fastest-electric-scooters/ https://escooternerds.com/fastest-electric-scooters/
- rahimnathwani 3y ago
  swapping out scooters as each battery was depleted to avoid waiting around while the scooters charged. That doesn't seem feasible for a regular journey.
  - throw0101a 3y ago
    Connect a solar panel? * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sZJqynNhOk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sZJqynNhOk :)
- komali2 3y ago
  In Taiwan my buddy combined the extensive battery swap electric scooter infrastructure with a huandao, which means around the island trip. It took him like a month. He said it was interesting but tedious, needing to stop sometimes every hour if he was riding hard in the mountains. I think the big scooters can go something like 120km flat on a double battery stack. That same ride can be done comfortably in a week on a gas motorcycle or overnight in a car if you can change drivers. In a train it can be done in just under a day. I just don't think personal vehicles are the path forward for moving humans.
  - lmm 3y ago
    You can ride around Taiwan in less than a week on a regular pedal bicycle (I've done the twin ride around Shikoku).
    - komali2 3y ago
      Yeah but it sucks lol. I could do it in 24 hours on my motorcycle but it would be miserable.
      - lmm 3y ago
        I enjoyed it a lot, shrug.
        komali2 3y ago
        Well, for the physical exertion of it, sure. I didn't state my point well though, if you've been to Taiwan you can see firsthand what it looks like when a society goes with the "small personal vehicle option" as a primary people mover. Even with the fantastic MRT and really good bus system, the sidewalks of Taipei are choking to death on illegally parked scooters.

>> personal electric scooters and bikes are becoming more noticeable on streets and sidewalks How long does it take to get from Detroit to LA on a personal electric scooter?

kylehotchkiss 3y ago

This sounds like the beginning to an excellent Youtube series!

throw0101c 3y ago

These fellows did it in sixty-two days: * https://electrek.co/2020/08/27/segway-teases-new-electric-moped-after-4000-mile-cross-country-e-scooter-ride/ https://electrek.co/2020/08/27/segway-teases-new-electric-mo... * https://web.archive.org/web/20230507093230/https://riderguide.com/blog/scooter-crossing-documentary/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230507093230/https://riderguid... * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_PSH8MBTc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_PSH8MBTc * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransAmerica_Bicycle_Trail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransAmerica_Bicycle_Trail That was going a max of 18.6 mi/h (30 km/h); there are ones that can go >90 km/h: * https://escooternerds.com/fastest-electric-scooters/ https://escooternerds.com/fastest-electric-scooters/

rahimnathwani 3y ago
swapping out scooters as each battery was depleted to avoid waiting around while the scooters charged. That doesn't seem feasible for a regular journey.
- throw0101a 3y ago
  Connect a solar panel? * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sZJqynNhOk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sZJqynNhOk :)
komali2 3y ago
In Taiwan my buddy combined the extensive battery swap electric scooter infrastructure with a huandao, which means around the island trip. It took him like a month. He said it was interesting but tedious, needing to stop sometimes every hour if he was riding hard in the mountains. I think the big scooters can go something like 120km flat on a double battery stack. That same ride can be done comfortably in a week on a gas motorcycle or overnight in a car if you can change drivers. In a train it can be done in just under a day. I just don't think personal vehicles are the path forward for moving humans.
- lmm 3y ago
  You can ride around Taiwan in less than a week on a regular pedal bicycle (I've done the twin ride around Shikoku).
  - komali2 3y ago
    Yeah but it sucks lol. I could do it in 24 hours on my motorcycle but it would be miserable.
    - lmm 3y ago
      I enjoyed it a lot, shrug.
      - komali2 3y ago
        Well, for the physical exertion of it, sure. I didn't state my point well though, if you've been to Taiwan you can see firsthand what it looks like when a society goes with the "small personal vehicle option" as a primary people mover. Even with the fantastic MRT and really good bus system, the sidewalks of Taipei are choking to death on illegally parked scooters.