Gallery: Lit Motors' Kubo Scooter Is the Ultimate Urban Delivery Vehicle
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Lit Scooters – a spinoff of Lit Motors – creates its first cargo scooter in San Francisco.
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With 22-inches of storage in the hollow cargo haul, there's more than enough space for a few iMacs.
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The design is a fetching combination of retro cues and modern touches.
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One large box fits with ease, but Lit included hooks and rails for bungee cords and straps.
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Turn signals and a horn make the Kubo street legal, but the killer feature is reverse.
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The brake lights aren't exactly attention grabbing, but it's one of many features Lit will tweak.
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A "fuel" readout is mounted below a speedometer that provides both a number and a sweeping graph.
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From the front, the Kubo looks like any other scooter running around the streets of S.F.
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The rear suspension does a solid job of soaking up bumps and dealing with cargo weight.
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The Kubo can move 300 lbs. We put it to the test with Lit CMO Ryan James and WIRED's Damon Lavrinc.
