A First Ride With Lightfoot, a Solar-Powered Scooter
I stepped out of a building in New York City, put on my helmet, and was about to hop onto my scooter. That’s when I caught a passerby staring at the thing I was about to straddle: a funky-looking solar-powered two-wheeler called the Lightfoot. We locked eyes, and he asked, “Did you make that?”
That's essentially what the Lightfoot feels like—something tinkered into existence in a garage, rather than a factory overseas. It's like a rectangular pod on wheels, with two large solar panels on the side and a bench seat up top that fits a rider and a passenger. It's designed to be ridden in the bike lane—without pedals, it's designated as an electric scooter rather than an ebike—and has a top speed of 20 miles per hour.
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Almost everyone who sees it says it looks ridiculous, but in a fun, whimsical sort of way....
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