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http://www.monsterscooterparts.com/36vo10mowsps.html" Corrected link. The skateboard above is running a 120 Watt motor which only has about a 6 amp draw so it ends up with about 45 min to 1 hour ride time and frankly... slow. If I am going to build one of these I want something better...

So.. I am sick and tired of high gas prices and have decided to build an electric skateboard as a secondary method of transport. Main issue is that I have no engineering experience at all and am having problems finding formulas to calculate how long the battery will last. Can anyone...