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While it seemed like a fun prank at the time, I realize my prank fire extinguishers full of leaded gasoline were a mistake.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (6 children)

It's also a three-wheeler, which gets around US safety regulations. It gets registered as a motorcycle or autocycle (depending on how your state handles it). However, it's still an enclosed metal box. There's not a lot of good data, but it's arguably better to be sitting loose on a motorcycle with a helmet and safety gear as opposed to being crushed inside a sardine can.

There's a certain point of shrinking cars where you have to ask "why not use an e-bike?", and this is that point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Cuz you can haul more, camp inside of it with the tent mod, travel further and faster.

They’re planning 250, 400 and 1000 mile versions. I’m also not taking an e-bike on the highway.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure you can haul more. Cargo e-bikes can do a lot more than you think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Ya I saw that cybertruck to cargo bike comparison. I automatically went to the mountain bikes. We don’t have the same cargo bikes the Dutch have but there is a guy around here with a cargo e-trike. I bet it’d be close. But the car can also take a second passenger not in the cargo space.

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