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by Relys
993 days ago
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Oh of course, you even lead with stating that you would like to make some points as devils advocate and I agree with that approach. It's like when you're doing prompt engineering for an LLM. i.e. need to make sure we loud all context into our shared memory so our neural networks can properly evaluate the scenario and make informed statements. It's a collaborative effort. :) Regarding discharge protection and BMS safety I completely agree with a hybrid approach of discharge protection with a grace period to alert the user if the device is armed. The main issue with battery safety is when the device is left unattended charging, but I do agree that ideally it should be shutoff completely while unattended. However, when riding, I would rather my board start smoking and catch on fire than ditch me going 25mph. Obviously there needs to be a hybrid approach as you describe as the current situation is not optimal. Yes, the EUC market is a prime example. There aren't actually that many VESC EUC builds because there is so much competition it is not needed. Regarding "drinking the kool-aid" and "the pioneer of a technology not is not often the one that sees it through to maturity", I feel like a prime example was the Boosted boards. |
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I always thought this was more of a business side problem (they tried to expand pretty quick, including making a scooter) than a technical or product execution problem. If I remember correctly, Boosted's products were actually fairly highly regarded - while I've never had one, I had a friend that had the V2 and he seemed to enjoy it quite a lot. They also made a very nice and functional backpack which I wish was still available, honestly.
I think the Boosted products were a little bit ahead of their time. It was only during the pandemic, at least where I'm from, when PEVs really started becoming popular. One thing I really did appreciate about their products was that they appeared to be designed/engineered here and not overseas. Since they left the market, most other alternatives are just OEM products white labelled from overseas, and you tend to see less design elegance and purposeful vision unfortunately.
I honestly think the Onewheel company could have been the spiritual successor to Boosted, but it's sad to see that they haven't continued that tradition of being dedicated to building a good product and providing good support.