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   Rob Landley (landley@mstdn.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 13:28:41 JST Rob Landley

   This could charge from a regular U.S. household outlet:

   https://www.theverge.com/24083014/microlino-lite-microcar-moped-license-price-specs

   Weatherized golf cart with a top speed of 28 miles an hour and 110 mile range from a 11k kilowatt hour battery. So about 4 hours of full speed driving on a full charge.

   American household outlets are rated for 1440 watts continuous output, 11000/1440 = 7.64 hours, say 8 with losses to heat. So you get a full charge overnight.

   If you crash, you have a seatbelt in a steel box and you were only doing 30.

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     Chris Siebenmann (cks@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 13:28:40 JST Chris Siebenmann

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     • Ben Zanin

     @gnomon @landley I like bikes, I bike a lot, but I think 'protection from the weather and you sit down comfortably and it's stable' is an extremely attractive proposition to a lot of people. Especially for longer trips.

     (I bike in the Toronto winter and it's not great, and you absolutely need special studded tires some times to be safe.)

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: likes this.
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     Ben Zanin (gnomon@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 13:28:41 JST Ben Zanin

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     I want to talk about this thing for a second: https://www.theverge.com/24083014/microlino-lite-microcar-moped-license-price-specs (by way of @landley )

     It's honestly cute, right? And it'll probably be decently affordable. But I'll submit that it really only makes sense in a sizeable city.

     And within a city, what you actually want to encourage is the ebike. (Manufactured well, covered by decent safety standards & legislation, with good cycle infrastructure, plus appropriate clothing...)

     This car still has an audience, but I'd argue a very small one?