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Aventura-X review: Classic Vespa vibes in a modern electric scooter

Baua Electric

Aventura-X probably walks a fine line as it is, conjuring up old-timey Vespa vibes while maintaining just enough differentiation to avoid legal issues. It’s also not exactly a high-security solution, but it does give you some extra storage and definitely looks classy. But I guess that’s the beauty of multiple options.

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Riding my Pinus: Rattan’s new awkwardly-named e-bike is a lot of fun!

Baua Electric

It’s definitely far from a premium-level e-bike, but it’s interesting as a modest budget option! They claim a top speed of 28 mph (45 km/h), but I blasted past that into the low 30s multiple times on flat ground, so there’s something fishy here. Maybe they just underrate for legal reasons like a late 60s GTO, I’m not sure.

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Proposed California bill seeks to rein in fast electric bicycle speeds

Baua Electric

Electric bicycle speeds in the state, which uses a similar three-class system as most of the US, are limited to either 20 mph (32 km/h) for Class 1 and 2 electric bicycles or 28 mph (45 km/h) for Class 3 electric bicycles.

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h (31 mph), will be ready for production in 2014. But the legal situation for this technology still remains unclear. They should be explicitly excluded from the definition of autonomous driving. Earlier post.).

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This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows

Baua Electric

It’s definitely a qualifier for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column and hopefully helps us finish the year strong! The rear units look like they’re barely a hand wide and the front is perhaps half of that again, but the designers definitely weren’t about to spend a penny more on body panels than they had to.

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This new sun-powered electric cargo moped is literally giant solar panels on wheels

Baua Electric

It’s not the first solar-powered scooter we’ve seen, but it’s definitely the most eye-catching model yet. With a 20 mph (32 km/h) top speed, the scooter is said to be “bike lane legal” without requiring any additional license or registration. L (12-gallon) storage compartment.

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Wallke X3 Max: Shoving two motors in a full-suspension fat tire e-bike

Baua Electric

And that means it’s definitely in a different category than more realistic electric mountain bikes or trail-riding bikes. But the fact that it can easily surpass 28 mph (45 km/h), often hitting speeds in the 32 to 34 mph (51-54 km/h) range depending on battery level and terrain, means that it’s also too fast for legal e-bike regulations.