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31 MPH and needs to be re-charged after only 77 miles.

This thing is not a car. It's usefulness in USA would be like shuttling around a mall parking lot or between airport terminals.

Even the $8,500 pricetag seems crazy for something with very little actual utility.

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These are usually called LSVs; the number of these is low but growing because in dense urban areas or planned developments (golf courses, parks, senior communities) they're far more cost effective.

counterpoint: I have an EV that I never drive more than 77 miles a day and I paid over $70k for it. Top speed would definitely be a limiting factor, but I do think there's a huge gap in the mobility market between e-bike and a traditional (and expensive!) car.

Luckily it was not designed to be used in the US.

Well I'll be surprised if it's ever actually used anywhere.

Dunno man, once you’ve seen a family of four plus cargo riding a moped you’ll realize people will use anything that gets them where they need to go.

For the people who don't believe this, spend some time watching urban traffic in a place like Oaxaca. 4 is a bit of a stretch unless it's a couple of small kids (that happens) and the moto is not really a moped, but not much more powerful. There's occasional bulky cargo. I am also reminded of the multiple times we were riding in a bus in Cairo Egypt and passed a donkey cart in the left lane of a 6 lane-ish "free"way.

One of the first things I thought when I first saw this thing is, oh, there will be mods.

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