Also Inc., the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian earlier this year, has raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital, according to a new report from Bloomberg News…

Now established as its own company, Also plans to make micro-EVs of all shapes and sizes, and is supposed to reveal the first designs at some point later this year.

  • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Your question is welcome. I was one of those people actually, about 5 years or more ago, because I was very uncomfortable with how quiet and how fast they moved.

    This was in new York city, where bike paths are narrow, so the e bikes passed very close and I really didn’t like it.

    But in the years since, living in California and Seattle, there’s more space and people are respectful to pass with distance. I don’t mind so much.

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      1 day ago

      Yeah, the bike lanes are really narrow in Manhattan, especially with streets going across.

      I had a few bad experiences with cyclists in Manhattan. This isn’t about e-bikes. Some Lance Armstrong fans think the narrow streets is built for them. I’ve seen them yell at older people on vintage bikes that just want to cruise by. At another time, they wanted to over take me, which is fine but not during rush hour and there is basically no room to let them pass.

      My sister lives in Irvine. It seemed like everyone had an e-bike. Their bike lanes can fit a car. It’s super nice. I wish I had a bike when I visited.