Compact electric skateboard GoTube

Personal electric vehicles have become a trend in recent years. The market today you can find devices of different shapes and sizes, the company is not afraid to experiment with design and construction. A few days ago on Kickstarter to launch the project GoTube portable electric skateboard. It can be folded to the size of a cylindrical pipe with a diameter of less than 14 inches. The unusual design like users and already in the first days the campaign has collected the required $20 000.


GoTube is equipped with a telescopic steering bar of aluminum and a pair of wheels that are hidden in the housing when carrying it. An electric skateboard can withstand loads up to 150 kg and can accelerate to 16 km/h On a single charge it can travel up to 12 km, and after two hours near the outlet, the novelty will again be ready to work.


On the steering wheel has a tachometer for speed control, there are two speed limits. Power enough to overcome the bias of 10°. The developers have added shocks for a smoother ride, although GoTube with its small wheels are clearly not designed for bad roads. The body is made of carbon fiber with the exception of the metal tube that holds the steering wheel. The device weighs just 5.8 kg, it can be worn on the shoulder in a pouch-the snoot supplied with.


Kickstarter electric skateboard price starts at $300, after the first 500 units it will increase to $320, and when the novelty will appear on sale, it would cost $500. The beginning of deliveries expected in March 2017. GoTube is currently available only in black, if the campaign will collect $80 000 and $150 000 will appear silver and white versions, respectively. After $200,000 of the authors of the project promise to add built-in speaker (but why?). published

Source: ecotechnology