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Comparing a $1500 electric skateboard to a used bike isn't a fair comparison either (especially with assumptions like the bike will last longer, less likely to
by giarc 10y ago
Comparing a $1500 electric skateboard to a used bike isn't a fair comparison either (especially with assumptions like the bike will last longer, less likely to break). I can show you a list of a few hundred to thousands of bikes that are more expensive than $1500. I could also show you a list of electric bikes that are more expensive than $1500.
My point is that to comparable products or modes of transportation, electric bike, segway, car, uber, taxi's, $1500 isn't a ton of money.
- mangeletti 10y agoHave you guys ever thought about selling a solar recharger for the boards, or is that completely impractical (like, it would take all day or something)? I ask because a board like this would be pretty neat for long boarding long distance like my brother and me have planned this summer (riding from Miami to Key West), where you might want to just rest while the board does the work for a few miles, every once in a while. If it could solar charge while manually riding in a matter of 90 min or something, that would be pretty epic.
- giarc 10y agoI'm not the founder, but he/she is present in this thread - may want to redirect the question to him.
- tlrobinson 10y agoI think that would be pretty tough given how large the solar panel would need to be (~100 watts to charge the 99 watt-hour battery in 90 minutes), and the need to keep it oriented towards the sun.