Been researching and planning on building an electric skateboard since beginning of last year. Original idea was I wanted something stealth with long range but I slowly got more and more carried away and ended up with this.
I wanted to try document parts and total cost as best I could to help highlight how quickly everything adds up and how expensive building a electric board can be with quality parts. So I have added almost everything I have purchased for this build not including the price of tools like a spot welder for making the battery or soldering iron.
Parts list
| Item | Cost | QTY | Shipping | VAT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | Never Summer Reaper | ā¬219.00 | 1 | - | - | ā¬219.00 |
| Front Truck | Caliber II | ā¬34.95 | 1 | - | - | ā¬34.95 |
| Rear Truck | TorqueBoard 218mm | ā¬27.50 | 1 | ā¬17.50 | ā¬9.50 | ā¬54.50 |
| Wheels | 90mm Flywheel/clones (Blue) | ā¬36.00 | 1 | ā¬15.00 | - | ā¬51.00 |
| Total | ā¬349.95 | |||||
| VESC | FocBox | ā¬145.00 | 2 | ā¬2.99 | - | ā¬292.99 |
| Motor | BKB 6374 190KV | ā¬102.00 | 2 | ā¬30.00 | ā¬55.00 | ā¬289.00 |
| Remote | Nano-X | ā¬59.99 | 1 | ā¬2.99 | - | ā¬62.98 |
| Enclosure | Eboosted Reaper | ā¬72.69 | 1 | ā¬27.25 | - | ā¬99.94 |
| Battery | Samsung 30Q (10s4p) | ā¬3.80 | 40 | ā¬6.52 | - | ā¬166.12 |
| BMS | Bestech 10S HCX-D223-V1 | ā¬60.00 | 1 | ā¬8.00 | - | ā¬68.00 |
| Power Switch | Blue LED power switch | ā¬8.99 | 1 | ā¬2.99 | - | ā¬11.98 |
| Bluetooth module | DIY HM10 module | ā¬3.00 | 1 | - | - | ā¬3.00 |
| Charging port | DC in 2.1mm socket | ā¬3.99 | 1 | ā¬2.99 | - | ā¬6.98 |
| 18650 PCB | Custom designed PCB | ā¬1.78 | 10 | ā¬1.99 | - | ā¬20.89 |
| Charger | 42v 2a Lavolta. Cheap temporary charger | ā¬18.00 | 1 | - | - | ā¬18.00 |
| Drivetrain | Total | ā¬1039.88 | ||||
| Motor Mount | marcmt88 Motor mount with dual idlers | ā¬42.00 | 2 | ā¬20.53 | - | ā¬104.53 |
| Wheel Pulley | Enertion 12mm 36T injection molded (EU Groupbuy) | ā¬11.00 | 2 | ā¬7.00 | - | ā¬29.00 |
| Motor Pulley | Custom HTD 5m 12mm 15 tooth | ā¬10.00 | 2 | ā¬2.99 | - | ā¬22.99 |
| Belt | 12mm HTD 5M 305mm | ā¬8.00 | 2 | ā¬4.00 | - | ā¬20.00 |
| Total | ā¬176.52 | |||||
| Wire | 12AWG Red silicone wire - 6 meter | ā¬9.01 | 1 | - | - | ā¬9.01 |
| Wire | 12AWG Black silicone wire - 6 meter | ā¬9.01 | 1 | - | - | ā¬9.01 |
| Wire | 14AWG Black silicone wire - 6 meter | ā¬5.80 | 1 | - | - | ā¬9.01 |
| Wire | Flat tinned braided copper - 2 meter | ā¬25.43 | 1 | - | - | ā¬25.43 |
| Wire | 12mm .15 pure nickle strip - 2 meter | ā¬9.00 | 1 | ā¬6.57 | - | ā¬15.57 |
| Wire | Balance wire (ribbon cable) - 3 meter | ā¬6.99 | 1 | - | - | ā¬6.99 |
| Connector | XT-60 - 5 pairs | ā¬4.21 | 1 | - | - | ā¬4.21 |
| Connector | 3.5mm bullet connector - 10 pairs | ā¬1.75 | 1 | - | - | ā¬1.75 |
| Connector | 6mm bullet connector - 10 pairs | ā¬5.26 | 1 | - | - | ā¬5.26 |
| Cable Management | 100mm Heatshrink - 5 meter | ā¬10.15 | 1 | ā¬3.38 | - | ā¬13.53 |
| Cable Management | 530 peice heatshrink kit | ā¬6.98 | 1 | - | - | ā¬6.98 |
| Cable Management | 8mm wire mesh guard - 2 meter | ā¬1.34 | 1 | - | - | ā¬1.34 |
| Enclosure Mounting | M4 threaded wood inserts - 10 pack | ā¬2.47 | 1 | ā¬3.93 | - | ā¬6.40 |
| Enclosure Mounting | M4 20mm button head screws - 10 pack | ā¬0.80 | 1 | - | - | ā¬0.80 |
| Enclosure Mounting | M4 Rubber washers - 20 pack | ā¬2.54 | 1 | ā¬4.49 | - | ā¬7.03 |
| Misc | Thread lock 242 | ā¬1.02 | 1 | - | - | ā¬1.02 |
| Misc | Thread lock 609 | ā¬0.84 | 1 | - | - | ā¬0.84 |
| Misc | Silver solder | ā¬9.66 | 1 | - | - | ā¬9.66 |
| Misc | Soft black gasket for enclosure - 2m | ā¬7.98 | 1 | ā¬2.99 | - | ā¬10.97 |
| Misc | 3M hook and loop self adhesive tape - 3meter | ā¬11.99 | 1 | - | - | ā¬11.99 |
| Total | ā¬156.80 | |||||
| Grand Total | ā¬1723.15 |
I have only just gotten everything togethe and not even taken it for a ride and already wanting to change things.
I got distracted from my original idea of a stealth board that is almost indistinguishable from a regular longboard,
So have already purchased some Carvon V4 speeddrives to replace the whole back end with.
Guess not ā¦
And want to replace the deck with a Hyper Beast deck by @NAF, or any kind of similar style sealed bottom deck for a more regular longboard look if I can find any.
Still have a small details to finish. I did want to channel the deck and run the motor wires through, but now that I want a new deck and carvons/quality hub motors Iām waiting before I do too much more work in case I change it all.