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>12 miles is not sufficient in almost any major city. I'm struggling to think of a use case for a vehicle with such short range. Two things: 1. This is intend
by blamazon 3y ago
>12 miles is not sufficient in almost any major city. I'm struggling to think of a use case for a vehicle with such short range.
Two things:
1. This is intended as a first-last mile intermodal device, not a primary commuter. It is plenty for any city where you want to go from your house to a train station that is perhaps a 30 minute walk (1.5-2 miles) away. Easy way to save on rent without sacrificing time, since rent goes up as you get closer to a train station in most cities. Or, you might be driving from a roomy suburb to a park and ride that is a similar distance from your work downtown. Or, you might be able to take two 5 minute train journeys to work, but there's an annoying 30 minute walk transfer in the middle. Myself, I struggle to think of an intermodal use-case that does not make sense for this in say, any Japanese urban city I've been to.
2. This is a Honda product, in the spirit of the MotoCompo, which was sold as an accessory to a car. [1] Think of it also that way - You've effectively expanded your last-mile parking radius from your destination by six miles. That's plenty in even cities without good public transit - going back to the saving money idea, $995 doesn't pay for much commuter parking in an urban core downtown type of environment.
[1]: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-honda-city-turbo-ii-with-motocompo/ https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-honda-city-turbo-ii-w...