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E-bikes. Electric scooters. Cargo bikes. Micromobility exploded and the prices dropped.
Every form factor improved. Every one of them requires you to stand up.
An electric scooter you can ride seated. A sit-down personal vehicle at a price that reflects what the parts actually cost. That's what nobody built. What exists is either a medical device — designed for insurance approval, not for your life — or nothing. ParaBoards is building the one that was missing.
The short version
The pattern across every personal vehicle category:
ParaBoards uses bike parts, skateboard parts, scooter parts — available from common vendors, not through us. Anyone inclined can work on it. Anyone who wants to build on the platform can. If we close tomorrow, your ride still works.
Sit down. Go anywhere. On parts anyone can source and anyone can fix.
The product system
The Chariot is the center. Everything else attaches to it. You don't need everything to start — and you decide what you add.
Products
All products are currently in development and not yet orderable. Prices are projected targets, not final.
The Foundation
The seat platform at the center of the system. Ships as a capable rollable chair with castor attachment as standard. Every ParaBoards power attachment connects here. The Chariot is designed for this system. Attachments work with The Chariot. That is the whole point.
Power Attachment
A power skateboard that attaches to The Chariot. 20 mph (32 km/h). Approximately 25 miles (40 km) of range on flat surfaces. Standardized, replaceable skateboard components. No proprietary parts.
Power Attachment
A scooter-base power alternative using the same attachment interface as the Original ParaBoards. Larger wheels for mixed terrain. Same speed, same range. Your choice based on where you're going.
Power Source
1,200 Wh of power for any propulsion attachment. Charges in approximately 6–7 hours. Works with both the Original ParaBoards and the ParaScooter. Standardized components you can source and replace yourself.
The argument
E-bikes start around $1,000 (about £800). Electric scooters under $500 (about £400). Cargo bikes that haul families and groceries. The technology for affordable outdoor personal transport exists. The supply chains exist. A capable sit-down electric vehicle at a reasonable price is not technically impossible. It just wasn't built.
E-bike companies built products people loved, locked the architecture, and then folded — leaving riders with bricks because the battery was custom and the supplier was gone. Proprietary plugs, closed firmware, dealer-only parts: it works until the company stops working. ParaBoards uses standardized parts from the bike, skateboard, and scooter supply chains. You can order a replacement today, from a vendor that has never heard of us.
Every other personal vehicle category got cheaper, faster, and more capable. The seated option didn't follow — not because the technology wasn't there, but because the market was smaller and more captive, and nobody optimized for the person paying the bill. ParaBoards is designed for the life you want to live, not the one the market decided you get.
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