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It’s an electric BMX bike! It’s a skateboard! It’s a DRYFT Board… something completely new [Video]
A new company called DRYFT1 is sliding its way into electric mobility on the wheels of a new hybrid product that mixes a BMX bike with a skateboard. The DRYFT Board is a hybrid board cross (HBX) that has combined the best elements of BMX and skateboarding into a one-of-a-kind all-electric product that gives riders the freedom to freestyle on roads in ways we haven’t seen before. You’ve gotta see this thing in action in the video below.
DRYFT1 is a new company with roots in Venice, California, a renowned area it credits for inspiring its dedication to motion and creativity. The company is just coming out of stealth mode and is fully funded, reiterating to Electrek that this is “not a Kickstarter.”
DRYFT1 describes its company ethos in one word: “freedom.” Recreational riders in Southern California have already taken to land and sea with surfboards, bikes, and skateboards, many of which have gone electric.
However, DRYFT1 has created a new one-of-a-kind product that allows riders to paint their local pavement in a new way. Today, the company introduced its flagship product, the DRYFT Board, an electric bike and skateboard hybrid that looks like it brings a new level of fun and expression to an already creative mobility segment.
The design of the DRYFT Board may raise some eyebrows at first glance, but once you see what an experienced rider can do on it, you’re probably going to want to take on for a spin yourself.
DRYFT1 launches a unique electric bike/skateboard combo
Per DRYFT1, its new “board” is all about the slide. The BMX bike/skateboard hybrid has been equipped with an electric motor that replicates the indescribable glide of a drift and has opened up access to that feeling to anyone, anywhere. DRYFT1 described the goal of its product:
Taking the coveted feeling that was once limited to those in these worlds of action sports, pushing their limits of speed and friction, and bringing that sought-after movement to the slide to anyone.
With the heart of an e-bike and the soul of a flat-track motorcycle, the DRYFT Board arrives in a category all its own (just don’t call it an e-scooter). Its skateboard deck is comprised of bamboo, fiberglass, and carbon fiber to deliver durability and resilience through slides and other sleek maneuvers on the road.
It is powered by a 500W front hub motor that can propel the board up to 20 mph, and the bike/skateboard hybrid’s battery can deliver 17 to 20 miles of all-electric range. Those are important stats for commuting, especially in a straight line, but that’s not what the DRYFT Board was designed for.
The electric skateboard/bike hybrid features a custom-engineered independent suspension truck system made from aluminum alloy, complete with 51mm springs to enable controlled sliding, carving, and drifting. Those maneuvers stem from the board’s center caster wheel, which is supported by proprietary polyurethane edge wheels for grip and drift performance.
Riders can choose between two ride modes: “Slide Mode” for smooth sliding on the pavement, and “Carve Mode,” which locks the center wheel for smooth cruising. While sliding, carving, or just cruising, riders can control the speed and acceleration of the electric skateboard/bike combo with a right thumb throttle on the handlebars.
Other features include a front hydraulic disc brake and high-quality grip tape on the rear deck. DRYFT1 also designed the board to disassemble into two components for easier transport and storage. The DRYFT Board electric bike and skateboard hybrid debuts in two colors – “Dryft Blue” and “Asphalt Black.”
The Dryft Board is available for purchase at Dryftboard.com beginning today and is priced at $3,500.
As previously mentioned, it’s impossible to truly grasp the capabilities of this unique new form of electric mobility without seeing it in action, so we recommend checking out DRYFT1’s launch video below.
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In a joint statement, French and German economists have called on governments to adopt “a common approach” to decarbonize European trucking fleets – and they’re calling for a focus on fully electric trucks, not hydrogen.
France and Germany are the two largest economies in the EU, and they share similar challenges when it comes to freight decarbonization. The two countries also share a border, and the traffic between the two nations generates major cross-border flows that create common externalities between the two countries.
At the same time, the EU’s transport sector has struggled to reduce emissions at the same rate as other industries – and road freight in particular is a major contributor to harmful carbon emissions issue due to that industry’s heavy reliance on diesel-powered trucks.
And for once, it seems like rail isn’t a viable option:
While rail remains competitive mainly for heavy, homogeneous goods over long distances. Most freight in Europe is indeed transported over distances of less than 200 km and involves consignment weights of up to 30 tonnes (GCEE, 2024) In most such cases, transportation by rail instead of truck is not possible or not competitive. Moreover, taking into account the goods currently transported in intermodal transport units over distances of more than 300 km, the modal shift potential from road to rail would be only 6% in Germany and less than 2% in France.
That leaves trucks – and, while numerous government incentives currently exist to promote the parallel development of both hydrogen and battery electric vehicle infrastructures, the study is clear in picking a winner.
“Policies should focus on battery-electric trucks (BET) as these represent the most mature and market-ready technology for road freight transport,” reads the the FGCEE statement. “Hence, to ramp-up usage of BET public funding should be used to accelerate the roll-out of fast-charging networks along major corridors and in private depots.”
The appeal was signed by the co-chair of the advisory body on the German side is the chairwoman of the German Council of Economic Experts, Monika Schnitzer. Camille Landais co-chairs the French side. On the German side, the appeal was signed by four of the five experts; Nuremberg-based energy economist Veronika Grimm (who also sits on the National Hydrogen Council, which is committed to promoting H2 trucks and filling stations) did not sign.
You can read an English version of the CAE FGCEE joint statement here.
Electrek’s Take
MAN Trucks’ CEO famously said that it was “impossible” for hydrogen to compete with BEVs, and even committed to building 200 hydrogen-powered semi truck to prove out that hypothesis.
He’s not alone. MAN’s board member for research and development, Frederik Zohm, said that the company is the one saying hydrogen still has years to go. “(MAN) continues to research fuel cell technology based on battery electrics,” he said, in a statement quoted by Hydrogen Insight, before another board member added that, “we (MAN) expect that, in the future, we will be able to best serve the vast majority of our customers’ transport applications with battery-electric trucks.”
With companies like Volvo and Renault and now Mercedes racking up millions of miles on their respective battery electric semi truck fleets, it’s no longer even close. EV is the way.
SOURCE | IMAGES: CAE FGCEE; via Electrive.
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GE Vernova has produced over half the turbines needed for SunZia Wind, which will be the largest wind farm in the Western Hemisphere when it comes online in 2026.
GE Vernova has manufactured enough turbines at its Pensacola, Florida, factory to supply over 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of the turbines needed for the $5 billion, 2.4 GW SunZia Wind, a project milestone. The wind farm will be sited in Lincoln, Torrance, and San Miguel counties in New Mexico.
At a ribbon-cutting event for Pensacola’s new customer experience center, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik noted that since 2023, the company has invested around $70 million in the Pensacola factory.
The Pensacola investments are part of the announcement GE Vernova made in January that it will invest nearly $600 million in its US factories and facilities over the next two years to help meet the surging electricity demands globally. GE Vernova says it’s expecting its investments to create more than 1,500 new US jobs.
Vic Abate, CEO of GE Vernova Wind, said, “Our dedicated employees in Pensacola are working to address increasing energy demands for the US. The workhorse turbines manufactured at this world-class factory are engineered for reliability and scalability, ensuring our customers can meet growing energy demand.”
SunZia Wind and Transmission will create US history’s largest clean energy infrastructure project.
Read more: The largest clean energy project in US history closes $11B, starts full construction
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