▲ | haiku2077 20 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> Remember the revolutionary, seemingly inevitable tech that was poised to rewrite how humans thought about transportation? The incredible amounts of hype, the secretive meetings disclosing the device, etc.? That turned out to be the self-balancing scooter known as a Segway? Counterpoint: That's how I feel about ebikes and escooters right now. Over the weekend, I needed to go to my parent's place for brunch. I put on my motorcycle gear, grabbed my motorcycle keys, went to my garage, and as I was about to pull out my BMW motorcycle (MSRP ~$17k), looked at my Ariel ebike (MSRP ~$2k) and decided to ride it instead. For short trips they're a game changing mode of transport. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | withinboredom 19 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Even for longer trips if your city has the infrastructure. I moved to the Netherlands a few years ago, that infrastructure makes all the difference. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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