California startup Canoo is building electric cars with a skateboard platform that contains all mechanical components within the chassis. This packaging helps free up more passenger space—Canoo ...

Skateboard platforms are becoming a common go-to for startup electric vehicle makers, as they’re essentially self-contained—packaging most of the core mechanical and propulsion components together in ...

Lithium batteries are ubiquitous, cheap, and incredibly powerful. Combine them with some brushless DC motors and you’ve got serious power in a compact package. [Ivan Miranda] decided to use this to ...

It separates the durable passenger pod from an easy-to-recycle propulsion "skateboard." I am glad to see more EV public transportation concepts but the screens everywhere just annoy me. I own my own ...

Of the multitude of startups trying their luck in the electric car sector, Rivian is undoubtedly one of the most successful. Over the past few months, the company has been the talk of investors’ ...

One of the best bits about electric vehicles is that their powertrain isn't very bulky. Sure, the battery pack is still rather large and heavy, but it comes with the welcome possibility of having it ...

All models of Onewheel electric skateboards are being recalled after the maker Future Motion received reports of four deaths of users between 2019 and 2021 and multiple reports of serious injuries. In ...