# Last-Mile Folding Hoverboards The 'Electric Balance Car' is Designed for the Commuter Lifestyle By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2018-01-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-balance-car References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2018/01/05/what-hoverboards-were-meant-to-be/) The conceptual 'Electric Balance Car' has been created with commuters in mind to ensure they are able to get around town with ease. Incorporating a [single-wheel design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-naowheel), the unit is able to offer riders the ability to commute within the city or as a [last-mile commuting option](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fastport-equad). The compact, folding design makes it seamless to keep in your trunk, while also being perfect for storage in your workspace for charging between uses. The 'Electric Balance Car' is the design work of Huang Lin, Lu Heng, Mu Tong, Wang Ruihua and Zhang Bowen, and identifies how [hoverboard scooter designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bee-electric-scooter) can be made more applicable for modern commuters. The conceptual scooter is the winner of the Red Dot Design Concept Award for 2017. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 76% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Last-mile Commuting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop lightweight and compact personal transportation solutions for urban commuters. - **Foldable Transportation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create foldable designs for various modes of transportation to enhance portability and convenience. - **Single-wheel Vehicles:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design and manufacture single-wheel vehicles that provide efficient and agile transportation options in congested cities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Personal Mobility:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize urban transportation by developing advanced personal mobility devices like folding hoverboards. - **Electric Vehicle Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the production of innovative electric vehicles such as foldable scooters to meet the needs of urban commuters. - **Product Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce cutting-edge design solutions to create highly functional and space-saving transportation products for urban dwellers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hoverboard-Luggage Design Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trunk-car.md) - [Modular Monowheel Hoverboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/naowheel.md) - [Folding User-Friendly Urban Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-scooter-concept.md) - [Transforming Commuter Kick Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beam-scooter.md) - [Robust Electric Kick Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-stand-bike.md) - [Shareable Storage-Packed eScooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/along-electric-scooter-concept.md) - [Single-Wheeled Modular Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-naowheel.md) - [Shapeshifting Trunk-Friendly Electric Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pxid-a1.md) - [Functional Urbanite Scooter Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timo-electric-scooters.md)