Looking good man.
Will be a pain in the ass to charge these tho hahah
I plan to parallel charge at 0.5C on a balance charger. The case I chose is easy to open so I hope this wonāt be too much hassle.
I also should have enough range for 2 to 3 days of commute.
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Iām looking forward to seeing how this works out, I just started looking at building an e skate after commuting on a Segway for the past few months but Iām tired of the Slow 10.9mph top speed and lack of easily being able to carry it.
My plan is to update as I build. I donāt have all the parts yet but will continue to post pictures and feedback on that thread.
Finally starting to receive parts. I have assembled the deck, trucks, wheels and bearings to give the board a test drive:
I used DIY 6mm rubber pads to hopefully dampen vibration and raise the deck from the wheels:
Bearings are venom brand and have a nice red and black touch that suits the board well. Wheels are 90mm ones:
I have nearly everything except the motor and pulley which is stuck on backorder in Hobbyking HK. Iāll setup a Bluetooth module to communicate with the VESC and lights in the meantime.
Batteries turnigy graphene look very premium. Hope they serve me well!
This is what I bought in the end. Graphene 45C 5000mah.
āI also should have enough range for 2 to 3 days of commuteā
Probably not.
What will happen is that youāll enjoy the ride so much that you go the long way, just because you can. Certainly for the first few months youāll be charging after every ride 
Thatās exactly the plan 
Nearly finished with the electronics. I have planned for lighting from the battery and a Bluetooth module to connect to the vesc app.
I mounted the vesc on a module with a heatsink connected on the FETs both sides.
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A bit late but I would of suggested that you went for a decent motor mount as this is where many problems come about. Also if your doing hills you need good brakes so a dual motor setup is what you want. Again with hills you will have belt slippage with single motor. What will happen you will end up paying for more in a short space of time for upgrades.
By the way loving the Tupperware but I suggest you make another as they donāt last long.
I understand your on a budget but you may have to spend another Ā£200-300 for a board that will last a little longer.
Motor mounted. The hobbyking mount works on caliber trucks with just a little bit of sand down rework. The belt is in tension and everything seems in correct alignment and clearances.
I installed headlights as well which will be powered by the battery via a 12v buck converter.
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Well this is working very well and it is amazing. Thanks for the help guys
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Hey there could you please share the matlab script.