hello, Tokyo and your electric vehicles
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Tokyo, 2018.07.01
Hello, Tokyo, it's been too long - 5 1/2 years! We're only passing through, but I had to comment on your electric vehicles.
First, the new taxis are a wonder. Spacious, quirkily reminiscent of London's design, and powered by LPG with an electric assist. Nice!
Then there are the electric-assist bikes: they're everywhere, and they've sprouted windscreens for the kiddies. It's clear that these are replacements for vehicles.
Tokyo, you're leading the way. Thank you.