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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, 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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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago

"Sorry, we can't do standardized parts across the board or make repairs simple, (or affordable) but we can do a bright-ass dangerously distracting 3 foot LED panel with no god damn tactile cues so you are forced to look at it when driving and maybe kill a person or something IDFKLMAO. Btw, our cars are now 50% heavier with 60% reduced cabin visibility, enjoy!"

-Car companies