It was an electric longboard, with a deck that was easy to balance on and a remote-controlled motor. It quickly gained ... by a San Francisco-based electric skateboard and scooter retailer.

Electric skateboards paved the way for this hack, as it was an outrunner motor that he chose to use ... you can even buy conversion kits, but it’s pretty hard to beat the $88 [Dave] spent ...

So he decided to make his own, spending $800 from his savings on parts — motors, controllers ... which sells do-it-yourself electric skateboard kits meant for students. Ebersole works 80 ...

As electric skateboards kits and components become more commonly ... Two beefy brushless motors drive the tracks and are powered by LiPos in enclosed in the sheet metal electronics box.