Segway’s new C80 moped is a true electrified moped with the option of motivating you with its motor, its pedals, or a combination of both. Those pedals also allow the little two-wheeler to avoid a number of the costs and taxes that more powerful, motor-only electric scooters like the Vespa Elettrica or NIU NQi GTS are usually subject to.
I’ve had my eye on Monday since it first popped up on my Instagram feed. They’re cute. But they’re also cool. They’ve still got that vibe of the Puch 50 they’re modeled after. But they also have a modern feel, all black-clad. They follow the Henry Ford Design School — you can have any color you want, as long as it’s black. Definitely the perfect vehicle for heading to the beach, or to work.
We’re not in a post-War period when major industries are looking for new things to build. We’re not in a particularly high gasoline price time frame either. Yet electric bicycles are taking over city streets globally.
San Francisco has a multiplicity in choices for mobility using clean vehicles — streetcars, bikes, feet (given the walkable environment), buses, and electric car rental. But there’s another relatively new option that many of you might find even better. One way to find wings and wheels in the bay area … [continued]
