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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by sanedigital on Monday October 31, 2022 @01:41PM (#33409543)
1. Not downhill.
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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by krisoft on Monday October 31, 2022 @01:52PM (#33409740)
Why not? The same brushless motors could be also used to brake the scooter could they not?
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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by kqr on Monday October 31, 2022 @01:58PM (#33409820)
I haven't run the numbers but at that size I would expect them to get very, very warm.
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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by kaba0 on Monday October 31, 2022 @02:27PM (#33410309)
Couldn’t they just do a controlled spark at high enough voltage?
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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by mmh0000 on Monday October 31, 2022 @01:54PM (#33409757)
1. Regen braking
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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by sanedigital on Friday November 11, 2022 @10:21AM (#33561898)
Sure, up to a certain grade. But regen braking isn't working down hills like the ones in SF.
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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by Gwypaas on Monday October 31, 2022 @01:57PM (#33409817)
All the ones in Sweden use the electric motor to govern the speed downhill, limited to 20 km/h.
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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by Zak on Monday October 31, 2022 @01:59PM (#33409838)
I've tested this. The fastest I could get a Voi scooter in Germany to go downhill was 27 km/h. They're limited to 20 km/h on level ground and gradually start braking if they exceed that speed downhill.

It might be possible to find a hill steep enough to overcome the braking force, or one that results in a strong enough braking force to make the scooter difficult to control, but it should be obvious to most people that attempting such a thing is dangerous.

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