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Originally Posted by asid61
Sweet. What's the efficiency for moving a distance versus just wheeling?
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Currently the system runs about 40kwatts/kg just for floating. Movement will come through shifting you center of mass to tilt the board, so, if I understand correctly, no extra energy in terms of the hover engine itself (you will of course have to find a way to move your COM). Basically, in terms of speed, availability, and efficiency, wheels still have the upper hand. Itll be a while before hover engines will be reasonable for long time periods.
But it floats so all these criteria are thrown out the window and hoverboard wins again.
EDIT: Apparently you can also change the strength of either engine to move too