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Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by thallium205 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:08AM (#32836622)
Most higher end electric stand-up scooters are actually setup this way.
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Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by mellavora on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:15AM (#32836709)
and tend to weigh a lot less than cars and also travel a lot slower, where e = mv^2
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Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by btbuildem on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @11:23AM (#32838493)
In the same vein, they tend to have much smaller motors, and the weight of the occupant is 10x the weight of the vehicle.
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