I am going to make my purchase this Wednesday. And a late addition to the fold is an electric scooter.

Now why I am considering an electric scooter, is I live in Vancouver’s downtown east side. It’s basically where hopes and dreams go to die. so It’s not the nicest neighborhood. and I am worried about theft. a scooter would be alot more easily secured. I could basically take it inside with me wherever I go. And it’s alot easier to take it on transit. Plus the ones I’m looking at have a supposed range or 60+ Km’s but even if I only got half that It would be good.

The only downside is no swappable battery which you get with most e-bikes.

So which would you choose? e-bike or scooter?

  • bluGill@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    A scooter is great if you are taking transit for all long trips, but your walk from your front door to the transit stop is a little too long (or the walk from the transit stop to where you are going it too long.). A ebike is great if you are not taking transit it all, but I wouldn’t want to get them on transit (I have a very low opinion on those front of bus bike racks - they might be full when you want them). Those are very different trip modes. The scooter is for trips where you could walk but it is bit far, while the ebike is for trips you wouldn’t walk at all. Those are two different things and so we cannot give a correct answer.

    • CyberMonkey404@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      Bit late to the discussion, but I’ve only just found this thread, so please bear with me.

      Those are very different trip modes. The scooter is for trips where you could walk but it is bit far, while the ebike is for trips you wouldn’t walk at all

      What if I’m dealing with both? For context: my city has okay transportation system, but it’s about 10 minutes walk to the nearest bus stop (not a lot, unless it’s snowing, because nobody clears the bloody snow), then either a 30-40 minute ride to city centre and switching buses, or about 5-10 minute ride in the opposite direction to the bus depot and getting on the bus there (can’t get this bus from my stop, it passes over). Either way it’s a 1-1.5 hour commute. By car it’s 30-60 minutes drive, but with the obvious caveat of gas prices, traffic jams, carbon emissions, and atrocious parking situation.

      So it’s kinda both - too long of a trip to walk in general, but also short enough if it’s via public transport. What would you recommend in this situation?