A fire sparked by the failure of a charging lithium battery-powered skateboard caused $35,000 damage to a southwest Bend apartment Thursday afternoon, but was stopped from spreading by the ...

Fire broke out at a University of Cincinnati freshman dorm sending hundreds of students out of the building after an electric skateboard caught fire and exploded inside Calhoun Hall.

Xero’s 400w battery-powered skateboard with an acceleration of 0 – 20 in 4 seconds having a contemporary design in wood finish. Simply plug in to any mains socket and charge like a mobile phone.

A San Francisco-based skateboard company is hoping to solve the Bay Area's traffic problems, one commuter at a time.

McCOOK, Neb. - Fire Chief Marc Harpham has concerns about Lithium-ion batteries and he thinks we should too. Lithium-ion batteries are used in many household items--from phones and tools to vacuums ...

You already have a skateboard. If you want to boost it, add electric drive with a battery-powered drill. It might look odd, but you're the one having fun.

The remaining distance you have to cover by foot, or just hold off on actually getting a job until the Movpak —an electric-powered skateboard that folds up into a backpack—is available.

Igor from Inspire To Make rigged up some skateboard wheels to accept a flexible drill bit extender. Running the whole thing off a portable electric drill, it’s a reasonably close facsimile to ...

Riding an electric skateboard gives you the false sense that hills don’t exist because you have battery-powered brakes — that is, until you are racing downhill without one.

The mounting rails are made to support accessories. The PV5 will be powered by a 161 horsepower motor with 184 lb-ft of torque, with power fed to it by one of three battery options.

Skateboarding down hills has always been a lot more fun than going up -- until now. The Boosted Boards electric skateboard glides up inclines with grades as steep as 15 percent.