Adding a gearbox is one option, but there is another: so-called “hoverboard” motors are common and offer a frankly outstanding torque-to-price ratio. A teardown showed that the necessary ...

For plenty of power, he’s using a pair of hoverboard motors with a chain reduction drive and in turn, a couple of shafts to the tracks. The chassis is a TIG-welded aluminium affair, while the ...

The Hendo hoverboard, invented by Greg Henderson and launched with the help of his wife, Jill, nearly broke the Internet when it appeared in a Kickstarter video last year featuring company ...