This velomobile was powered by a 250 W motor, equipped with 23 Ah of battery power, and could siphon energy from the sun via a 100 W solar panel

    • magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org
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      5 months ago

      The point is by building cars more like scooters you’d get more car drivers into vehicles which aren’t causing issues in the same way cars do now.

      A lot of people don’t like getting rained on, others may be disabled and need a traditional car seat. There are a number of valid reasons I can think of for something like that. Which is probably why they’re so popular in the developing world.

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      5 months ago

      Which scooter has Air Conditioning? I have to wear a dress shirt and slacks pretty often. Showing up drenched in sweat doesn’t work for most people.