Powerboards

Cyrusher has been going bonkers this year, releasing one electric power toy after another. With winter approaching, it's turned attention to what it calls the world's first electric snowboard. The 3,000-W Ripple can tear through snow at over 30 mph.

It was eight years ago that we first heard about the Ungoverned powerboard – essentially a gas-powered, caterpillar-tracked, all-terrain skateboard/snowboard. Well, it's now being offered in a lighter, faster, electric form, called the Vendetta.

The original inventor of the Scarpar has released new videos of his latest prototype – the twin-tracked, 125 cc Ungoverned powerboard – as it traverses grass, sand, rocks, fallen branches and even a couple of river crossings.

The inventor of the Scarpar Powerboard, Dan Baldwin, has now developed another prototype all-terrain board called the Ungoverned that is designed to tackle everything from rocks to snow.

Pod Power is a 15-foot (4.5-meter) extension cord, but rather than having on outlet at the end, you get five pods at 3-foot intervals.

DTV has turned its all-terrain, high-speed, tank tracked Segway killer into a military deployment platform with twin grenade launchers, silent stealth drive mode and the ability to operate it remotely as an unmanned ground vehicle.

We've just spoken to Scarpar CEO Andrew Fern, who has confirmed that this unique vehicle is going into production later this year. Getting it to this point has been a fascinating struggle.

FiiK skateboard with magnetic motor, digital wireless control system, ABS braking system and a ton of urban chic.

The Skizee is a powered tread that pushes skiers across the snow.

The Mattracks Powerboard is designed specifically for use on snow, the device features one continuous snowmobile-type rubber track on the bottom.

The Scarpar Powerboard's electric or 4-stroke petrol engine powers two articulated grippy tracks up to a terrifying 60kmh. Mud, grass, sand, snow - the Scarpar is capable of driving over just about anything, even fallen logs, as our video shows.

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