Finding friendship and freedom on an electric skateboard - The Verge

For one high school student on an uphill battle to get into one of California’s top universities, electric skateboarding became a go-to form of escapism. Here’s how personal electric vehicles and a community of riders helped get them through high school.

How a PEV Facebook group got me through high school Photo by Carlos Suriel Wanting neither a ticking time bomb of a hoverboard nor the hassle of paying for a grimy rental scooter, I worked my ass … [+4703 chars]

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