I love the idea of these tiny EVs. Apparently the EU's making some legislation for them so that they can go without much of the expensive 'safety' equipment such as driver tracking.

Parking cars in cities not designed for them is a nightmare, but getting around with a car is so much faster than public transport, even if your city's is fairly decent.

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smaudet 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Hybrids are even better, super tiny batteries with an ICE on standby.

If you scale size as well (like a motorcycle but e.g. as a tricycle for safety), you can realize some major efficiency improvements (doubling or tripling energy efficiency).

Which is why, bicycles should be the focus of transportation improvement.

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immibis a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

tangential: people also underestimate the convenience of public transport being a one-way trip, meaning you can go from A>B>C>D>A and never have to go back to a previous spot to pick up a part of your luggage that you left behind.

	▲	torginus 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Personally, when not being a tourist, almost all my trips are home to some place and back again. Public transport is great, but if you're going to a less good part of the city, or even just a place that's unfamiliar, and less frequented, it might be a bit more difficult to get around. And public transport travel distances can be patchy based on where the stops are, especially if you're going to the outskirts of your city. Also when having to be present in the office, that extra 15-25 mins (x2) it takes to get to and from the office adds up quickly.

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peregrinus1 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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20after4 19 hours ago | parent [-]

Replying to the entirely wrong thread? I'm not sure how this ended up here.

	▲	lancewiggs 18 hours ago \| parent [-]
		AI bot-like behaviour.