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minus-squareesa@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 hours agoI get the impression a lot of leftpondians use “bike” to mean MC, so to them saying “ebike” when they mean “electric motorcycle” is pretty natural.
minus-squareDudeImMacGyver@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 hours agoEmoto or escooter are words too, and they would have been more accurate. This is not an ebike, there are no pedals and calling it one is just straight up incorrect.
minus-squareesa@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·51 minutes agoThat’s my opinion as well (I think of “ebike” as “EU-conformant pedelec”), but that opinion doesn’t seem to be universal.
Scooters are bikes now?
I get the impression a lot of leftpondians use “bike” to mean MC, so to them saying “ebike” when they mean “electric motorcycle” is pretty natural.
Emoto or escooter are words too, and they would have been more accurate. This is not an ebike, there are no pedals and calling it one is just straight up incorrect.
That’s my opinion as well (I think of “ebike” as “EU-conformant pedelec”), but that opinion doesn’t seem to be universal.