How are we going to travel in 20 30 or 40 years from now Probably not as o en as today in a privately owned car I can imagine that we re going to use clean and fast buses and trains But who likes to walk home from a bus stop Or from the subway station to the of ce No doubt there ll be modern technical assistants for this Companies today are already experimenting with solutions for the inconvenient last meters o en re ferred to by experts as the the last mile At the mo ment only few people make traveling short distances easier for themselves by using bicycles or pedelecs Even muscle powered scooters or kickboards we re member as loyal everyday heroes from our childhood days are rarely seen in the city So for my tomorrow eld test I went looking for a cool and practical electri cal means of transportation for the last mile An assistant must be light and practical The arguably best known ones such as a bicycle with an electric motor called a pedelec or a Segway for instance are no options for me too big and too heavy A monowheel which is practically a compact Segway was not an appropriate choice either due to its looks and acrobatic demands You don t want to look totally ridiculous on your way to work do you Factors like battery range and weight of the de vice a er all it has to be carried up to the fourth floor into the train and to the o ce played a crucial part in the selection as well So electric skateboards are a smart solution four wheels compact size and accept able weight Therefore for the tomorrow eld test I opted for the E GO2 model from Yuneec in the UK It o ers a 400 watt motor plus continuously variable re mote controlled speed using two riding modes and ad justable axles All new possibilities Michelle rolls all the way to her desk on an e board here and now 73

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