micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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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Some lighter bikes can get over 100mpg and have ~8 gallon tanks. Heavier ones are a bit lessefficient but can get 60+mpg or more with some tuning. Those also have much bigger tanks.
Wow! Okay yeah, that's a whole different ballpark
Yeah. When I had a KLX250, I got almost 70mpg but only had a 2gal tank. And it cost under $5k. Also, at 304lb, with a 24hp motor, it had about the same power to weight ratio as a 2020 Ford F-150 Raptor.
In the power to weight ratio, you're forgetting that the rider's weight is significant on a motorcycle but negligible in a car.
That is a solid point, that I did not take into account.
My motorcycle is 330lbs and has 20hp, and with my weight it has about the power to weight ratio of a Prius. It has a slower 0-60 and 2/3 the top speed of a Prius. However, it's a lot more fun and even gets better mpg!
Absolutely. I am hoping to end my bike hiatus sooner than later but, really at this point am looking so electric trials/dual-sport (no more highway, was my agreement with my spouse). Having that kind of fun capacity and quiet would be amazing. My major issue at the moment would be a good way to avoid getting stranded, if the battery runs out.
As someone into motorcycling, I disagree. Only the tiny mopeds are getting 100+ mpg. My 250cc gets 65mpg on average. Most big cruisers get 35-45mpg, most middleweight bikes get 40-50mpg, and most fast sport bikes get 30-35mpg, or something like 20 if you're riding it hard.
Still a lot more smiles per gallon than any ICE car.
Can you name me a single make and model of motorcycle available on the American market in the last 20 years that had an 8 gallon fuel capacity? My Ninja held just less than 5 and it had the biggest tank I could find.