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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, longboards, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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Update on looking for a cheap escooter that can go 10+ miles! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi everyone!

Few months ago I asked about finding a good cheap escooter: https://lemmy.world/post/15970361

After watching this review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsC8Fd7Hb1w&t=472s

I ended up buying this scooter!

https://gotrax.com/products/seated-electric-scooter

On Thursday did my longest trip with it and did nearly 13 miles, and it still had over 25% left. I weigh 140 pounds so me being light might be why it had such a good range.

Otherwise I use it a ton to go grocery shopping every couple days, get to dr appointments, and the like. It's wonderful for little me who works from home and is within 4 miles of most things I need.

Also I have a room mate who doesn't have a car for financial reasons, and they've fallen in love with it as well for running errands under 2 miles so they've mentioned they might get one once they get a bit more money so they don't have to borrow mine. Only complaint is I might try to make the basket bigger, as it's a tad small!

But yeah just wanted to throw out my experience for anyone else looking for a cheap escooter!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Awesome, that looks really fun. I have an ebike myself, I love the emobility revolution

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Me too! The variety is just amazing.

I remember 10 years ago I wanted to try and get around on an escooter, but the tech just wasn't there and the range on anything affordable was trash. Being able to go nearly 20 miles on a $400 dollar device is just crazy now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I completely agree, I really want to try one of those one wheel things, not the skateboards, just a wheel with small panels out the side. Looks crazy fun.

Every year I like watching the new "hottest ebikes of 202x videos" and watching the distances increase and the prices decrease.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just don't buy a OneWheel from Future Motion, they are anti right to repair and badly designed

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I don't want that shape anyway, but that company seems like crap.

Thanks, also a no go for me.

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