I would recommend any bike with 8 or 9 speed in your budget that you tried and like to ride. Add the cost of a good U-lock and lights. As it eventually get stolen, save for a next bike.

8/9 speed parts are robust, abundant, and cheap, and maintenance is easy.

Just make it yourself, 1g of salt in 100 mL of lukewarm water

Unfortunately open sourcing is not an option without certification, cause vehucles will not be allowed to go on roads.

At least here in europe

they are very useful outside : pollinate, chasing bugs, cleaning corpses

A company in my city created an EV conversion kit for any cars years ago. As they could not get certification for all models, they made a partnership with the constructor and managed to have certification for only 1 model (Renault Master, a utility truck) and now the company is controlled by Renault (the constructor).

They indeed killed the competition…

Aaah then it is not a retreat it is just an excuse to fire people and whine about regulations

As an european I’m baffled with your numbers. You pay monthly what I pay yearly in electricity, and your gas bill seems insane too

Indeed, plus there is no opposition - at all : here, even ecologists are complaining about some solar panel fields projects because companies want to build it in national parks.

Without oil China is trying to ensure energy independence, they go full nuclear too, they want to build 6-10 reactors per year

Check on youtube there is probably a video on how to open and do it your laptop model

damn you just reminded me my mom bought a basic calculator with tiny solar panel 25 years ago : it is still working !

Or just learn to ignore it, like advertising : when I see a troll I just think “allright this is bullshit” and move on

Then after only 4-5 years of this they are slaughtered because the milk production begins to diminish.

sure, 2019 EU regulation, to apply in 2022 and 2024 : https://road-safety-charter.ec.europa.eu/resources-knowledge/media-and-press/intelligent-speed-assistance-isa-set-become-mandatory-across

you still can de-activate it, but you have to do it every time you run the car.

To stay in topic : In some cities there is already an automatic speed limit to 5km/h in certain areas (packed narrow streets in city center, around schools…) for rental scooters, so it is not surprising they want to extend it to all electric mobility. Even for cars speed limit is often limited at 30 km/h in city centers.

It is already the case for new cars in EU from july 1st

Waymo is going full kamikaze drone on Pick-up, next step will be SUV ?

Maybe this is a solution for oversized vehicules

ok so this is a mindset problem : people are too accustomed to disposable, and lost the habit to re-use (thank to Consumer society)?

This problem can be solved with education, with new habits taught to young generations : awareness courses about waste management, teaching about sorting, waste reduction, composting and food waste.

In my area they do it since 6 years in schools, now children are educating their parents !

put the stack of thick plastic bags in your car, you will progressivly think about taking some with you when going groceries

Damn, some others countries successfully banned single-use plastic bags years ago, replacing them by re-usable thicker bags that you can buy, people are now accustomed to bring bags to go shopping.

Seems like californians have too much money or are very generous.

unfortunately there is no such product available in the market currently.

Most close may be a triporteur (scooter with bed) or a cargo bike, with an extended battery it is enough for daily work (60-200km)

nah it doesn’t solve the issue of crazy speeding in school areas and city center.

You can go as fast as you want on a airstrip, I won’t mind, but respect the life of other people (“you” is general ofc)