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  • ealoe@ani.socialtoxkcd@lemmy.worldxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas
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    1 year ago

    A 2 year old Polestar 2 with 12,000 miles just cost my buddy slightly less than $25k. You can’t even get an Accord with that age and mileage that cheap these days! Hertz dumped a bunch of them on the market recently, they were too much fun to be a profitable rental so they’re absurdly cheap right now


  • ealoe@ani.socialtoxkcd@lemmy.worldxkcd #2940: Modes of Transportation
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    1 year ago

    That is a good point, mine is the second variety, electric one similar to the ones you see littering any major Urban area waiting to be rented. Although even the largest scooter is still far less safe over a pothole or around a rainy curve than a car, typical accident in the car you mess up the car and get a bruise from the airbag, but a typical scooter accident can be a lot more gnarly.



  • ealoe@ani.socialtoxkcd@lemmy.worldxkcd #2940: Modes of Transportation
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    1 year ago

    Hit a pothole going 25mph in your car. Hit the same pothole going 25mph on your scooter. I’ll come visit you in the hospital after the scooter one and we can talk about how cars are obviously safer.

    I ride an electric scooter, all it takes is one crack in the road that I’m less than prepared for and I’m going down hard.