A sheltered e-bike seems perfect for the winters where I live but the ones I see available start at $10,000 which seems very steep given they are categorized as bikes.
A sheltered e-bike seems perfect for the winters where I live but the ones I see available start at $10,000 which seems very steep given they are categorized as bikes.
Maybe one day in some form, but I think it’s more likely they’ll remain a niche thing just because of the cost and the fact that they’re kind of impractical compared to a bike. It would be nice to have a sheltered cockpit I guess but that comes with a lot of extra weight, cost, and reduced mobility (seems like wind could be a problem too).
Side wind is not a problem because they have more stability with 3 or 4 wheels and they are lower to the ground. Inside city traffic an upright is more agile, but for other areas the price coud come down and designs could become more practical (e.g. easier entry, more payload)