>>1721984As long as you use some smartwatch to frequently check battery level, you're OK.
You know, they've got regenerative braking. I climbed a hill and got on top with only 17% battery (I wasn't sure I could, I just kept telling me "by 25% I'll turn back, by 20%... by 18%... yeeeah, I did it, 17% left!"). Then went downhill, and it charged up to ~35%; got back home, and still had 9% battery left.
(I'm using an Inmotion EUC, it has quite a conservative battery charge indication and management; for Kingsong and others it's usually recommended to be wary of battery levels below 40-50%).
>>1721916Just like bicycles, "hurr durr get a motorbike it's cheaper and faster" is not an answer.
The whole EUC appeal is a combination of:
- small, light vehicle you can carry with you in the elevator/train/bus
- fully electric (no smell, no noise)
- handsfree riding
- way safer than an e-kickscooter
- feels like mixing longboard, surfing, skiing, snowboarding
- commuting for more than the conventional "last mile"
Being a little less safe than a conventional bike doesn't change all that.
Just remember its ideal cruising speed is around 15-20mph (that is, below the drag effect threshold).
>>1721869A few retarded NYC riders zipping around in suicide-seeking mode will eventually get EUC's banned worldwide.
Yet:
- no numberplates (just like bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, etc)
- could infiltrate city traffic (just like e-skateboards, e-bicycles, rollerblades, etc)
- fast (you forgot it's hard to force manufacturers to sell "slow" vehicles)
- invisible to cameras (just like rollerblading, e-skateboarding, etc)
- difficult to catch (just like rollerbladers, e-skateboarders, e-bikers, etc)
In regard to "fast", a number of manufacturers decided to compete on speed only. Packed in lots of batteries and larger wheels. Result:
- 90-100 lbs EUC's. not anymore "easy to put in the trunk/pull on the stairs/etc"
- 45-55mph EUC's
- "funnier" - aka "enabling more dangerous tricks".
