Cities worldwide are shifting toward pedestrian-friendly spaces and reducing reliance on gas-powered vehicles. As this transformation gains momentum, the demand for small, practical personal mobility solutions is growing rapidly. Among these, e-skateboards stand out for their portability and flexibility, providing a seamless fit with the city’s dynamic pace. While several options are already available, the
  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    16·
    2 days ago

    This thing looks absolutely ridiculous, as if it was designed by someone who has never ridden (or perhaps even seen) a skateboard.

    Pretty much on brand for a Yanko Design shitpost though!

    • litchralee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I’m sure there’s a market for electric skateboards as art pieces rather than as transport or for fun. Do I think the market is huge? Def no lol

      I can’t get over the severe protrusions that means this thing will run aground on almost any surface protrusions. It’s like those motorized shoes we saw a while back, where they built it and later found the one use-case it was good for: warehouses, which have very smooth floors.

      • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.socialEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        Hey, my skateboard, now hanging on my wall, totally enhances my middle-aged-man home office, and establishes my credentials as a still-hip young-at-heart, totally not emotionally-dead middle-management-drone!

        I’ve actually ridden it within the past year, but (a) I am absolutely certain I look ridiculous on it, and (b) I’m sincerely concerned that I’ll hurt myself: old people break more easily, and heal more slowly.

        • GorGor@startrek.websiteEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          I have several old boards I am afraid to ride at this point including an offroad board I picked up off craigslist. I even have a broken StreetCarver someone gave me (Ill fix it eventually, definitely). Getting old and fat sucks.

          • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            That thing looks wild!

            Getting old definitely sucks, my busted arm is still healing from a crash over a year ago.

            Still, it beats the alternative.

  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    I can’t work out how this thing operates as a skateboard. How the fuck do you turn without bottoming the rail things out every time? take silly wide shallow turns?

    how the fuck do you write this much about a design when it obviously doesn’t work as the thing it’s intended to be?

    • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      11·
      1 day ago

      It turns the wheels, based on this image. It’s not a skateboard, it’s an rc car you stand on top of.

      And if you look at that image for more than a second, you’ll see that it’s just car parts scaled down to a scale that wouldn’t be physically possible. That brace caliper assembly is the size of a thumbnail.

      • FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.ioM
        2·
        1 day ago

        Even if that system could work reliably, it would handle worse than a normal skateboard and those weird… I don’t know, fenders I guess? Whatever they are, they’d pose a serious hazard for catching on debris.

        • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          23 hours ago

          and curbs, and cracks, and leaves and god knows what else… designed to fling the rider violently away from the deck

  • Widdershins@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    I can see a secondhand market for those pieces of shit with at least one superfluous fender thing busted off. I grow weary of all the battery powered outdoor exercise toys everyone has these days. Take exercise, remove the exercise, and replace it with e-waste. For hundreds a pop. I don’t get it. Batteries will run out and you’re stuck with a skateboard or bicycle that weighs way too much.