▲ 239 ▼ Honda unveils new electric moped cheaper than gasoline equivalent, no motorcycle license needed (electrek.co) submitted 6 months ago by FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io [M] to c/micromobility@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments Honda is doubling down on small electric two-wheelers with the launch of a new budget-friendly model that undercuts its own...
[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) I picked up a lightly used cake OSA for 750$ last year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I'm happy for you but I'm finding on the manufacturers website that they want about $10,000 for the street legal 55mph version Seems cool. I'm hoping that some day soon we might see something electric for less than a third the price. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] axexrx@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago* Mines the 28mph one. Which is fine for where I am. Only a couple roads with a 35+mph speed limit on them in my town anyway. I also bought it used off of some rich yuppie who had it sitting in his garage for years, with less than 200 miles on it. I really got lucky. My friend and I picked up 2 of them for $2700! There is a firmware mod out there for them im thinking about getting that turns the 28mph ones into 55mph (theres like a 1 hp difference between the motors they used) first project is setting up a power inverter for it, though! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I'm happy for you but I'm finding on the manufacturers website that they want about $10,000 for the street legal 55mph version Seems cool. I'm hoping that some day soon we might see something electric for less than a third the price. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] axexrx@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago* Mines the 28mph one. Which is fine for where I am. Only a couple roads with a 35+mph speed limit on them in my town anyway. I also bought it used off of some rich yuppie who had it sitting in his garage for years, with less than 200 miles on it. I really got lucky. My friend and I picked up 2 of them for $2700! There is a firmware mod out there for them im thinking about getting that turns the 28mph ones into 55mph (theres like a 1 hp difference between the motors they used) first project is setting up a power inverter for it, though! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago* Mines the 28mph one. Which is fine for where I am. Only a couple roads with a 35+mph speed limit on them in my town anyway. I also bought it used off of some rich yuppie who had it sitting in his garage for years, with less than 200 miles on it. I really got lucky. My friend and I picked up 2 of them for $2700! There is a firmware mod out there for them im thinking about getting that turns the 28mph ones into 55mph (theres like a 1 hp difference between the motors they used) first project is setting up a power inverter for it, though! permalink fedilink source parent