Vecaro Lifestyle has created the first off-road hoverboard with
8.5” wheels to receive a UL Certification, making it the safest hoverboard to
tackle the most challenging terrains.
Hoverboards have been
an increasing fixture on the streets for just over a year, capturing people’s
imaginations and fulfilling the prediction made in Back To The Future II.
Unfortunately, hoverboards have been the subject of controversy, as batteries
have caught on fire and even exploded. Vecaro is one of the few Hoverboard
companies that has full UL certification, meaning they are guaranteed to be
fire-safe. U.S Customs has approved all Vecaro boards, and not one single
Vecaro hoverboard has ever caught on fire. Vecaro was also the first hoverboard
company to introduce a ride control mobile app. Now, they are revolutionizing
the hoverboard once again, with a UL certified off-road ready version.
Vecaro is introducing a new type of hoverboard, with large
format monster truck style wheels designed for outdoor use on snow, dirt roads,
riverbanks, and more. The tires have deep lugs to provide traction and wick
away mud in even the most challenging conditions.
This
new model is called the Trek X, and features 8.5″ wheels, front lights, rear
turn signal lights and Bluetooth. It makes use of the signature Vecaro
Lifestyle Ride Control Mobile App to provide users with the ultimate riding
experience.
Vecaro
also added a new model to their line called “City”, utilising very similar
features and formatting, while using different, slicker tires similar to those
used in street racing, coupled with attractive rims to catch the eye.
A
spokesperson for Vecaro Lifestyle explained, “Other hoverboard brands offer
similar hoverboards but not one of them is UL certified. Vecaro is the first
hoverboard company to introduce the 8.5″ wheel hoverboard with UL
certification. We believe this is essential, because off-road hoverboarding
will be far more challenging, so the hoverboards need to be even more robust to
take the punishment that comes with the great outdoors.”
About
Vecaro Lifestyle: Vecaro Lifestyle is the only website that sells U.S. Customs
approved hoverboards. They are also the only hoverboard brand that has their
own app to control the hoverboard, and now offer the first ever UL certified
8.5″ wheel hoverboard. Unlike other hoverboard brands, they don’t simply sell hoverboards,
they also inform the public of the newest hoverboard and technology news
through a regularly updated blog. Customers can feel confident when purchasing
hoverboards from Vecaro.
As rising sea levels continue to threaten coastal communities
around the world, a potential (and far-fetched) idea has emerged to protect
houses and apartment buildings by floating them on pools of water like a boat. Arx Pax, the Silicon Valley startup behind the Hendo hoverboard, recently was granted a
patent for something it calls a self-adjusting floating environment, or
SAFE Building System, that it plans to license to real estate developers, aid
groups, and governments interested in creating climate change-proof
communities.
Here’s how it works: a shallow pool connected to a nearby body
of water, like a river or bay, is excavated under a development. The pool is
then filled with a few feet of water, while the excavated dirt is used to shape
the surrounding land to protect against storm surges. Shipping container-sized
modules are assembled into groups, positioned above the pool, and locked
together to form a stable platform. The floating community is built on top,
complete with roads and utilities.
In theory, the development floats up during a flood, allowing
flood waters to flow under and around the community. The subterranean pool
would also help minimize damage during an earthquake.
It’s unclear how much more or less expensive this method would
be than current flood-control projects like levies or sea walls. Arx Pax
insists its system is more cost-effective, but it seems like it would take a
great deal of capital to construct. And this would only be effective for future
coastal developments, with current communities left vulnerable to rising sea
levels.
“No matter how ‘green’ your building is, it’s not sustainable if
it isn’t able to withstand an event,” said Greg Henderson, co-founder and CEO
of Arx Pax, in a statement. “As an architect and builder, I knew there had to
be a way to build more responsibly in areas subject to earthquakes, floods and
rising sea level.”
This may seem like an odd turn for a company that makes magnetically powered hoverboardsand engines
for hyperloops, but Arx Pax has been talking about using its technology to
mitigate flood and earthquake damage for years now. Of course, the SAFE
Building System wouldn’t be using the company’s magnetic levitation technology
to make buildings float, but floating pontoons like those used to support the Evergreen
Point Floating Bridge over Lake Washington or Japan’s Mega-Float runway
in Tokyo Bay.
