DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Wind/solar motorcycle looks like an April Fools' joke ... but it's legit

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Wind/solar motorcycle looks like an April Fools' joke ... but it's legit

DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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I admit, I held off from covering this peculiar electric motorcycle for fear that people might not take me seriously in the wake of April Fools' Day. But this wind/solar motorcycle is as real as it can get, and is even available for purchase!

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Yeah I meant while in motion. Otherwise airplanes with propellers wouldn’t need fuel.

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