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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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A new type of electric bicycle battery is gaining traction in the industry, potentially ushering in unprecedented levels of safety...

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[โ€“] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

SYAC: "Potting, which uses a hardening resin poured between cells to isolate them from each other and the environment, can mitigate the two biggest factors resulting in fires: corrosion and physical damage."

[โ€“] pearable@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Sounds like it would make repairing batteries harder unfortunately.

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