As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space | TechCrunch

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hoherd@programming.dev · 11 pts · 7d (6 replies)

1st world needs doors. 3rd world gets bags, baskets, or just their legs.

Anybody who has been to SE Asia knows that two-wheeled vehicles already have plenty of cargo space.

Here's a woman with a dog

Here's a woman with a goat

Here's a couple with all kinds of stuff, probably on their way home from work and did some shopping.

Here's a family of four, with one kid taking a nap

I could go on.

Kowowow@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 7d (4 replies)

I've wanted an electric motorcycle for a while but with my big dog something like a dualsport atv, kei truck combo would be so good

hoherd@programming.dev · 3 pts · 6d (3 replies)

Kei trucks and vans are awesome. I keep waiting for somebody to start importing them from Vietnam, since VN is left-side-drive like USA. Every Kei truck or van I've seen for sale in USA has been right-side-drive.

nocturne@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 6d (1 reply)

There is a start up in the states working to build KEI trucks domestically. I have not read this article, but I did watch their video (which was a nothing burger). Hopefully something comes of this. https://hackaday.com/2026/07/06/a-new-challenger-approaches-the-open-source-vehicle/

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 4d

$15,000 for that seems kinda nuts when you can get a Kei truck or van used for like $2000 even now and a Slate will soon be out for $25k

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 4d

One of my friends has one, I've been seriously considering one myself but there's like, no modern safety features.

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 4d

I ride bikes festooned in bags in the first world, but I'm an outlier and sometimes I do still drive a car.