A set of Mellow Drive turns an ordinary skateboard into an electric

Startup Mellow came up with skateboards for lazy people. Rather, not   the skateboard itself, and   removable system from   batteries +   engine, which allows you to turn even the oldest board into   fashionable electric skateboard.

How it works

The Mellow Drive kit includes a mounting system, battery, wheel motors and   wireless remote control. All this is going to   A small system that is   place the rear wheels of the skateboard. With this flexibility, Mellow Drive fits almost   any board.

Technical details

The Mellow Drive kit includes a mounting system, battery, wheel motors and   wireless remote control. The battery provides a power reserve from   12 to   16   km. At the same time, the entire system makes the skateboard heavier   2.5 kg.   As for software   skateboard, then   at   It provides 4 speed modes: from   training program   restriction on   maximum speed up to   standard seattle mode and   Pro mode in   which promise to accelerate to   40   km / h. If   would Bart Simpson have been   would be a hipster, he   would have so accurately bought   would.

After a fairly successful campaign on   Kickstarter, Mellow sells Drive sets by   price in   1800   euro , which is much more expensive than a conventional gyroscope.

Source: yankodesign