{"id":117300,"date":"2020-12-17T21:24:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T05:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/this-tiny-electric-skateboard-offers-unlimited-range-if-you-pack-a-bunch-of-batteries-with-you"},"modified":"2020-12-17T21:24:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T05:24:46","slug":"this-tiny-electric-skateboard-offers-unlimited-range-if-you-pack-a-bunch-of-batteries-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/this-tiny-electric-skateboard-offers-unlimited-range-if-you-pack-a-bunch-of-batteries-with-you","title":{"rendered":"This Tiny Electric Skateboard Offers \u2018Unlimited\u2019 Range \u2013 If You Pack A Bunch Of Batteries With You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HmEMwcJA4_k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Walnut Tech <em>AKA<\/em> Walnutt, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mikeshouts.com\/tag\/electric-skateboard\/\">electric skateboard<\/a> maker with a thing for <a href=\"https:\/\/mikeshouts.com\/spectra-smart-electric-skateboard-with-built-in-ai\/\">tiny skateboards<\/a>, has just announced the pre-sale of its third-generation Spectra X electric skateboard and it is, well, tiny. Despite the diminutive size, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walnutt.com\/spectra-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Spectra X (opens in a new tab)\">Spectra X<\/a> promised to deliver \u201ca perfect balance of portability and range.\u201d It has almost \u201cunlimited range\u201d \u2013 thanks to the swappable batteries.<\/p>\n<p>In theory, as long you load up with battery packs, you can go on indefinitely. We said in theory because, at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"$99 a pop (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walnutt.com\/accessories\" target=\"_blank\">$99 a pop<\/a>, buying a bunch of the battery could make you broke. Also, I am pretty sure the dual hub motor will be crying for a break. Anyways, the battery, which is a Samsung 18650 battery, is seamlessly integrated to the underside of the board without marring the aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>Swapping out battery literally takes a second and with one hand. I find it odd that Walnutt felt the need to emphasize the one-hand part. Anywho\u2026 I guess it is cool to know that you can swap battery like a boss. Maybe? Still on the battery\u2026 each pack offers between 8 and 10 kilometers (5\u22126 miles) range and also, Walnutt said the battery is air-friendly, though it did not detail how so. One thing for sure is, Spectra X electric skateboard is more sustainable compared to its cohort since the skateboard need not to be disposed when the battery\u2019s lifespan ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walnut Tech AKA Walnutt, the electric skateboard maker with a thing for tiny skateboards, has just announced the pre-sale of its third-generation Spectra X electric skateboard and it is, well, tiny. Despite the diminutive size, Spectra X promised to deliver \u201ca perfect balance of portability and range.\u201d It has almost \u201cunlimited range\u201d \u2013 thanks to [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":513,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}