Electric Vehicle

7:

• An electric vehicle, comprising:
• a first foot platform and a second foot platform rotatably connected to the first foot platform, each of the first foot platform and the second foot platform having a foot support surface;
• a wheel assembly including a wheel and a motor positioned within the wheel;
• a battery assembly configured to power the electric vehicle;
• at least one sensor configured to sense an orientation of at least one of the first foot platform and the second foot platform and generate an orientation signal;
• and
• at least one controller in communication with the motor and the at least one sensor, the at least one controller being configured to control the motor based on the orientation signal to drive the wheel;
• wherein the electric vehicle is configured to transition between an unfolded state and a folded state, wherein, in the unfolded state, the wheel assembly is positioned between the first foot platform and the second foot platform, and the foot support surface of the first foot platform and the foot support surface of the second foot platform are oriented to be respectively stepped on by a user's first foot and a user's second foot, and wherein, in the folded state, the first foot platform and the second foot platform are closer to each other than in the unfolded state;
• and
• wherein an overall weight of the first foot platform and an overall weight of the second foot platform are different.

9:

• An electric vehicle, comprising:
• a first foot platform and a second foot platform fixedly connected to each other, the first foot platform and the second foot platform being configured to be respectively stepped on by a user's first foot and a user's second foot;
• a wheel assembly substantially centrally positioned between the first foot platform and the second foot platform, the wheel assembly including a wheel and a motor positioned within the wheel;
• a battery assembly configured to power the electric vehicle;
• at least one sensor configured to sense an orientation of at least one of the first foot platform and the second foot platform and generate an orientation signal;
• and
• at least one controller in communication with the motor and the at least one sensor, the at least one controller being configured to control the motor based on the orientation signal to drive the wheel;
• wherein an overall weight of the first foot platform and an overall weight of the second foot platform are different.

10:

• An electric vehicle, comprising:
• a first foot platform and a second foot platform rotatably connected to the first foot platform, each of the first foot platform and the second foot platform having a foot support surface;
• a wheel assembly including a wheel and a motor positioned within the wheel;
• a battery assembly configured to power the electric vehicle;
• at least one sensor configured to sense an orientation of at least one of the first foot platform and the second foot platform and generate an orientation signal;
• and
• at least one controller in communication with the motor and the at least one sensor, the at least one controller being configured to control the motor based on the orientation signal to drive the wheel;
• wherein the electric vehicle is configured to transition between an unfolded state and a folded state, wherein, in the unfolded state, the wheel assembly is positioned between the first foot platform and the second foot platform, and the foot support surface of the first foot platform and the foot support surface of the second foot platform are oriented to be respectively stepped on by a user's first foot and a user's second foot, and wherein, in the folded state, the first foot platform and the second foot platform are closer to each other than in the unfolded state;
• and
• wherein, when the electric vehicle is in the unfolded state on a horizontal ground, after removal of an external force that maintains the foot support surface of the first foot platform and the foot support surface of the second foot platform substantially parallel to the horizontal ground, one of the first foot platform and the second foot platform is configured to tilt in a first direction until contacting the horizontal ground and the other of the first foot platform and the second foot platform is configured to tilt in a second direction opposite to the first direction away from the horizontal ground.