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It appears a fine example of a solution in search of a problem. (Do I really need to know pollution levels of individual roads I travel on? Do my friends really care being updated on my position every 60 seconds?)
Also, and I may have missed it, but nothing was said about the price. Unless some manufacturer starts (mass)-producing this is likely to remain some high-priced, limited-appeal item.
Oh, and the average bicyclist in Chicago blows thru every intersection without braking, so how is thing ever going to be charged? ;)
It appears a fine example of a solution in search of a problem. (Do I really need to know pollution levels of individual roads I travel on? Do my friends really care being updated on my position every 60 seconds?)
Also, and I may have missed it, but nothing was said about the price. Unless some manufacturer starts (mass)-producing this is likely to remain some high-priced, limited-appeal item.
Oh, and the average bicyclist in Chicago blows thru every intersection without braking, so how is thing ever going to be charged? ;)
"Though the prototypes cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each because of all the research involved, their analysis shows that a regular production model can be “competitive with existing electric bicycles,” he says."
Duppie said:It appears a fine example of a solution in search of a problem. (Do I really need to know pollution levels of individual roads I travel on? Do my friends really care being updated on my position every 60 seconds?)
Also, and I may have missed it, but nothing was said about the price. Unless some manufacturer starts (mass)-producing this is likely to remain some high-priced, limited-appeal item.
Oh, and the average bicyclist in Chicago blows thru every intersection without braking, so how is thing ever going to be charged? ;)
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