OwnerAndrew Phillips
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada United States map
Web/EmailWebPage email image
Vehicle
PowerWheel (soon to be trademarked)
In line skates or skate board
Motor Permanent Magnet DC
36 Volt Hub Motor, soon to be replaced with a 48 Volt
DrivetrainDirect. Mounted on Wheel
Controller
Right hand throttle
Batteries3, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM
soon to be replaced with Lithium
System Voltage36 Volts
Charger
household 110 Volt
Instrumentationhandle bar mounted battery level indicator lights
Top Speed30 MPH (48 KPH)
50 Plus with 48 Volt system and inline speed or all terrain skates.
Acceleration0 to 30 MPH without assist 12 seconds, with assist
Range15 Miles (24 Kilometers)
average. 40 plus with Lithium & over 100 with additional pack
Seating Capacity1 adult
Curb Weight60 Pounds (27 Kilograms)
(approximately)
Tires18 X 1-1/4 bicycle road tire, soon to be replaced with 20 X 2-1/2 FATTY
Conversion TimeBuild time one day
Conversion CostConstruction cost including motor batteries etc. $
This is a personal skate assist accesory. Weather it is with in line skates or a skate board, it is allot of fun. I am currently doing a pattent searsh and trade making the names "Powerwheel" and "WhizzWheel" I hope to mass produce and sell to the public. A 16 in 24 Volt version with inexpensive batteries ie. the "Whizzwheel" will be made for kids as a recreational toy. A 20" version with a 48 Volt Lithium system will be built for profesional racing. The "PowerWheel" can be used with knobby tires and all-terrain skates to use on a dirt track, a dry lake bed, mountainbike single track trail or motocross or BMX courses. A slick road tire can be used on go cart tracks or small ovals, even a velodrome. Spikes could be added to a knobby tire and used with ice skates on a frozen lake. The possabilities are endless, and I think "PowerWheel" Racing my just be the next big sporting craze. Just zipping arround UNLV is a blast and I can't imagine how much fun it would be with two or more.

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