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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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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is why I:

  1. Choose the type of bike for the activity I'm doing. If it's extremely long range and remote, I'll use a standard bike.

  2. If I'm going on a long range ebike trip, I either start with a smaller battery and progress to a larger one for the return trip, or two, manually pedal out as far as I can and then use the battery for the return trip.

I really only use ebikes for city travel though. (Though we have done 45 mile trips on a whim because ebikes give you so much stamina)!

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

My ebike is used exclusively for fast short trips where I need to carry stuff. Anything else I ride a bicycle because I know it'll never run out of power (unless it's really shitty out, then I cave and drive usually).

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Battery budgeting is perhaps an intermediate skill in that you need to understand how your bike and battery works, but its a necessary skill. Low assist levels for longer is usually much more efficient than 0 assist followed by fuller assist.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago

I usually do! My ebike is single speed, so it's pretty fine unless I need to go up steep hills.

I was still at 50% after a 45 mile ride. And I usually only charge it to 85% ish. :)