It looks like each new electrical car unveiling now begins with exhibiting off a brand new ‘skateboard’ design, or the chassis of the car that homes every part it must make it run. The motors, controllers, batteries, and every part else is often constructed right into a flat deck linked to the wheels, which means the remainder of the car is mainly simply bolted on prime. The engineer in me at all times thought it’d be enjoyable to have simply the naked skateboard, which means you can go wild together with your concepts of what to placed on prime. Because it seems, China already had that concept.

The result’s what they name a parade float chassis, simply constructed on a 100% electrical drivetrain.

It’s mainly the traditional EV skateboard, only a lot much less fancy-looking.

Like a lot of the enjoyable and more-or-less useful EVs coated as a part of this weekly Awesomely Bizarre Alibaba Electrical Car of the Week column, this parade float chassis isn’t a high-performance car.

The highest velocity is proscribed to fifteen.5 mph (25 km/h), and the vary of 50-60 miles (80-100 km) isn’t going to deal with greater than around-town duties. However then once more, how far do parade floats sometimes journey? “Round-town” is sort of their bread and butter.

The true magnificence is simply how customizable every part is. And because you’re beginning with an electrical car drivetrain, it’s additionally extremely easy to work on.

You don’t have to fret about engine upkeep or routing exhaust (or burning your streamers on sizzling pipes). You may maintain the batteries neatly tucked away under the ground and the electronics sheltered in their very own waterproof field.

From there, the sky is the restrict! There appear to be totally different fashions, however I like this six-wheel model since you may conceivably construct bigger and heavier platforms on it. Think about turning this into all types of enjoyable automobiles, like a paintball technical, an electrical market cart for promoting meals or crafts, or your personal electrical camper van.

An electrical tiny residence would even be a cool venture. Many tiny houses are constructed on utility trailers to make them simple to maneuver with a truck, however on this case you wouldn’t even want a truck. The tiny residence might spend the vast majority of its life parked, and the drivetrain would simply spring into motion while you wish to transfer it round or change surroundings. Plus, the batteries might usually serve to energy the tiny residence and its off-grid system, so that you wouldn’t even want a separate battery financial institution. Hmm, I’m getting actually excited concerning the potential of an electrical tiny home on this factor!

These are just some of my concepts, however I’m positive that I’m not probably the most inventive man on the market.

What would you do with a clean canvas of an electrical car like this? Let’s hear your concepts within the remark part under!