An electric vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a ride, a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions and including a ground-contacting element, a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle, at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board, and a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information. The electric vehicle may include exactly one ground-contacting element, and the motor may be a hub motor.

A roller includes a rim assembly and a tire assembly. The tire assembly includes a support ring and a tire mounted at the periphery of the support ring. The support ring and the rim assembly are detachably connected by a buckle structure. The buckle structure includes a plurality of elastic accommodating parts disposed on the inner side of the supporting ring, and a plurality of buckling parts disposed at the rim assembly. The elastic accommodating parts and the buckling parts are detachably connected. The elastic accommodating parts protrude out of the inner side of the support ring, and two ends of each elastic accommodating part are separately provided with a protruding first limiting block and a protruding second limiting block. The buckling parts are limited by the first limiting blocks and the second limiting blocks. The rim assembly and the tire assembly of the roller are detachably connected.

A wearable device configured to selectively provide roller transportation, the wearable device including a shoe, a plurality of wheel assemblies, each wheel assembly being configured to selectively roll relative to a ground surface about an associated axis of rotation, and a frame connected between the wheel assemblies, the frame comprising a trunk and a plurality of branches extending from the trunk, each of the branches being configured for connection to at least one of the plurality of wheel assemblies, wherein at least a portion of the shoe is located vertically higher than at least a portion of the frame when at least one of the wheel assemblies is in contact with the ground surface and the at least one of the wheel assemblies is positioned to selectively roll relative to the ground surface.

A modular motorized drive system for skateboards allows users to quickly and easily swap out electronics, battery packs, motors, and other components on their skateboards with replacement or upgraded components. Users can thereby keep their skateboards for long periods of time without the skateboards becoming outdated. The modular motorized drive system also allows users to easily convert non-motorized skateboards into motorized skateboards. The modular drive system can be mounted on most skateboards on the market using both the new and old school industry-standard truck mounting patterns.

The invention relates to a drive system for a vehicle drivable by muscle force, in particular for a skateboard, said drive system comprising at least one axle and at least one wheel (1) which has an electric motor (10), wherein the electric motor (10) comprises a stator (11), which can be connected to the axle, and a rotor (12) which is rotatable about the stator. The invention is characterised in that the wheel (1) has a roller (20) which forms a running surface (24), wherein the roller (20) is or can be replaceably connected to the rotor (12). The invention further relates to a method for changing a roller (20) of such a drive system and to a production method.

A wheel assembly apparatus is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a wheel hub is coaxially positionable within a wheel. A first bearing and a laterally opposed second bearing are each positionable coaxially within the wheel hub, with an inwardly facing medial surface of the first bearing being laterally spaced apart from an opposing inwardly facing medial surface of the second bearing so as to form a bearing gap therebetween. A first outer spacer is positionable in contact with an outwardly facing lateral surface of the first bearing, and a second outer spacer is positionable in contact with an outwardly facing lateral surface of the second bearing. Accordingly, an axle is capable of extending coaxially through each of the first outer spacer, first bearing, second bearing, second outer spacer, wheel hub and wheel, thereby enabling the wheel to rotate about the axle.

An electric vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a ride, a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions and including a ground-contacting element, a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle, at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board, and a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information. The electric vehicle may include exactly one ground-contacting element, and the motor may be a hub motor.

A personal vehicle system including a control system and at least one wheel motor coupled to the personal vehicle system and subject to control by the control system. A control system for a personal vehicle system including steps for calibrating the control system, where the control system includes a sensor system having load sensors incorporated into the personal vehicle system and also having lean forward and lean backward outputs, a user interface that prompts a user to lean forward and backward and allows a user to input a sensitivity value, and an electronic hardware component for calculating a normalization value where the wheel motor current is controlled as a function of the normalization value.

An electric vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a ride, a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions and including a ground-contacting element, a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle, at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board, and a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information. The electric vehicle may include exactly one ground-contacting element, and the motor may be a hub motor.

A powered skateboard having a powered wheel. The powered wheel formed of a motor within tire of the wheel. The powered wheel fixed to a truck of the powered skateboard. The powered skateboard including at least one onboard battery to provide electrical power to the powered wheel.