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Re:In China, an electric car lifestyle by jseliger on Monday February 25, 2019 @09:06AM (#19245656)
having replaced my much-loved Vespa with an Unu Motoros electric moped

These only appear to be available in Germany, it seems: https://unumotors.com/en/product.

I wonder what the U.S. equivalent is.

Re:In China, an electric car lifestyle by scoggs on Monday February 25, 2019 @10:43AM (#19246392)
$87.00/mo or $2045.00 one time payment. That's really nice although as people said it is a little low on the top speed if you need to take it on any faster roadways / highways.

For city driving it seems absolutely perfect in terms of performance, convenience, and most importantly: price.

Looks really slick as well. I'm loving the different color options. Too bad you can only pick one stock ;P

Re:In China, an electric car lifestyle by jalgos_eminator on Monday February 25, 2019 @04:04PM (#19249449)
Honestly a big feature is the removable battery too. People who live in cities can't just plug in their car/scooter when they get home because they don't have garages. Being able to pull the battery pack out and charge it in your apartment radically changes the logistics of charging for the better.
Re:In China, an electric car lifestyle by taneq on Monday February 25, 2019 @09:15AM (#19245708)
I'm curious why they're described as "mopeds" when no pedals are visible. Maybe they pop out or something but with that seating position, they can't be useful for any serious transportation. I'd call it an electric scooter or step-through e-bike. The equivalent would just be an e-bike.
Re:In China, an electric car lifestyle by gandalfian on Monday February 25, 2019 @09:50AM (#19245972)
The language varies internationally. In the UK I would call a small step through scooter a moped. We don't really have the pedalled equivalent. I only know this because i read this http://www.mopedtrip.com/more/worldrecord.html