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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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[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm sure whoever coined the term acoustic bike was also making a joke. But the thing with neologisms is that if it's easy to understand without referencing a dictionary, and it catches on, then that's as good as any other word.

It's just a playful retronym, at the end of the day, but is perfect when distinguishing from ebikes.