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Skybird · 04-21-12, 10:55 AM

Electric pedelecs, as they are called, and electric choppers (Vespa style, not helicopters). Scooters they are getting called also, could that be? For urban traffic, the daily pendling in town, these are great things. Batteries need to become a bit more potent though. The big metropoles will see more traffic in the future, and more people moving there, so solutions and concepts to get rid of the ridiculously high car drensity are in urgent need. Small vehicles that are a hybrid between bicycles, tribikes and a small car like the Smart, could be a solution, maybe.

Kettweasels with battery, so to speak. I wonder if Kettweasel maybe already has developed one.

In Germany, pedelecs limited to a top speed with motor assistance of 25 km/h, are free and are treated as normal bicycles, beyond that speed (motor assistance even beyoind 25 km/h) they need a tax plate, and helm, and must use the road, since they are treated as choppers/scooters then. A license then also is obligatory (normally included in the normal car license).

04-21-12, 10:55 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,792 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Electric pedelecs, as they are called, and electric choppers (Vespa style, not helicopters). Scooters they are getting called also, could that be? For urban traffic, the daily pendling in town, these are great things. Batteries need to become a bit more potent though. The big metropoles will see more traffic in the future, and more people moving there, so solutions and concepts to get rid of the ridiculously high car drensity are in urgent need. Small vehicles that are a hybrid between bicycles, tribikes and a small car like the Smart, could be a solution, maybe. Kettweasels with battery, so to speak. I wonder if Kettweasel maybe already has developed one. In Germany, pedelecs limited to a top speed with motor assistance of 25 km/h, are free and are treated as normal bicycles, beyond that speed (motor assistance even beyoind 25 km/h) they need a tax plate, and helm, and must use the road, since they are treated as choppers/scooters then. A license then also is obligatory (normally included in the normal car license). __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.