Flex that doesn’t break
Bamboo between triaxial fiberglass and Canadian maple, pressed with a gentle camber. Light, stiff where it counts and comfortable on rough roads.
Thunder-X electric skateboard
Our own product, from first idea to pre-production.
The first electric skateboard developed in India, made to take on the best boards in the world. We designed every system and set up a supply chain in China.
- Goal
- A last-mile ride that makes the commute the best part of the day.
- Built
- 2022, by a team of three.
- 50km/htop speed
- 40kmrange on one charge
- 3kWpeak power, from two motors
- 8kgready to ride
- 965mmlong, 38 in
- 8prototypes tested
- 2US patents filed, for the drivetrain
- 6systems designed in-house
Specification
Mechanical
- Deck
- Bamboo core, triaxial fiberglass and Canadian maple, with camber
- Trucks
- Paris V3
- Drive
- Dual belt, machined from 6061 aluminum, matte anodized, spring-loaded tensioner
- Wheels
- 90 × 60 mm 78A street, or 105 mm 78A foam core
Electrical
- Motors
- Two 5550 outrunners, 170KV, 1500W peak each
- Controller
- Dual channel, based on VESC 6.6, 50V, 5kW, Bluetooth app
- Battery
- Molicel P42A 21700 cells, 10s3p at 36V or 12s3p at 43V
- Remote
- 2.4 GHz, with display
Made for the Paris V3
Riders trust the Paris V3 truck, but nobody made an electric drive for it. So we designed a dual belt drive that clamps around its hanger, machined from 6061 aluminum.
Our own outrunners
Two custom 5550 outrunners, made with a leading Chinese motor maker. 170 KV and 1500 W peak each, and happy up to 120 °C on long climbs.
Built cell by cell
Molicel P42A 21700 cells, in 10s3p at 36V or 12s3p at 43V, with 10C peak discharge for hard launches.
One unified controller
A dual-channel controller built on the open-source VESC 6.6. One board runs both motors at up to 50V and 5 kW, tuned from a phone over Bluetooth.
- 1Two motor channels over CAN
- 2Bluetooth module
- 3Hall and temperature inputs
- 4Power switch and battery input
Shells and wheels
Two separate shells leave the middle of the deck free to flex. Each went through round after round of fits and knocks before we froze it.
Tested where Formula 1 raced
Ridden in city traffic first, then pushed hard at the Buddh International Circuit.
Out of the box
Pre-production boards shipped with a charger, remote, spare belts and pulleys, and a skate tool.
Out on the street
Ridden the way owners would: streets, parking lots and rooftops, day and night.
On film
The launch film, and an independent review by Scott Davies.
