17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduced to WHO standards

Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by b9a2cab5 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:02PM (#28504903)

I commuted to/from a train on an electric scooter. Not only are they just not viable for any trips longer than 3-4 miles, you can't go up any sort of incline either. Mine was "overclocked" to enable up to 500w of power and I'm 180lbs, but it wouldn't be able to climb even a 10 degree incline at over walking speed. And at least the consumer ones you can find on Amazon are not robust enough to withstand even 6 months of daily use before the tire wears out, battery terminals corrode, and screws start falling out.

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by ClumsyPilot on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:13PM (#28505011)

I've used a normal bike and an e-bike and didn't have such issues.

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by b9a2cab5 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:21PM (#28505093)

$2k e-bikes are probably more robust than the $600 scooter I was riding and would definitely be my choice next time around. For anyone interested in e-scootering though, avoid the Segway ES series like hell and make sure you do your research.

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