Electric Skateboards
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Many boarders will have swapped out truck sets or replaced worn grip tape, but Globe International's electric dot boards offer a good deal more configuration and tweaking options.
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We're not entirely sure how to categorize this weird electric three-wheeler, but it seems to offer impressive off-road capabilities on top of scary top speeds and a practical commuting range – if you don't mind taking a wide stance.
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There are quite a few e-skateboards on the market, although they pretty much all have four wheels, are direct- or belt-drive, and top out at about 20 mph. The Speedboard is different, in that it has two wheels, a chain drive, and goes up to 30 mph.
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Evolve has plenty of fans thanks to its line of excellent electrified longboards, and the latest addition announced today appears another solid step forward for a company not afraid to break the mold.
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Jack Skopinski's EV4 has been making electric trikes and quads or a few years now, and central to most of the designs is a tilting mechanism that lets riders lean into the curves, something that's been included in EV4's smallest electric roller – the Boardzilla electric skateboard.
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The fastest we've ever been on an electric skateboard was about 40 km/h, or 25 mph. That was a truly scary speed in our books, but the lunatics at Baja boards are preparing to nearly double it with this 8-kilowatt monster of a thing: the Pantera.
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Riding an electric longboard sure beats having to pound foot to tarmac to get where you need to be. But having to stop to recharge its battery after a few short miles takes the shine off the experience. Pomelo has today launched an electric longboard that rolls for nearly 25 miles per charge.
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Boosted Boards has announced a refreshed lineup of electric skateboards, offering more power, acceleration and riding options, most notably by way of the company's first ever shortboard with skateboard-like kicktail on the end.
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Four years ago, Future Motion hit Kickstarter with an odd take on last mile urban mobility called the Onewheel. A faster and quieter ride followed last year, and now the company has more than doubled the range of the original for the upcoming Onewheel+XR edition.
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Everybody wishes they were a kid again sometimes, and that feeling only gets stronger when you look at how cool toys are nowadays. New Atlas rounds up some of the best and most high-tech toys to help you spoil the kids this festive season (or yourself – we won’t tell anybody).
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Looking for a functional medium between an electric skateboard and a powersport utility vehicle, Seattle's Flux Design Co is preparing the Track 1. This two-wheeled, one-tracked board sends its rider accelerating over everything from soft sand and mud to hard dirt and pavement.
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Kicking pavement to speed through city streets is so last century. Today's skaters can truck along effortlessly with the help of electric motors and wireless remotes. The StarkBoard doesn't need a handheld controller to speed up, making use of weight and motion sensors to get you rolling.
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