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What’s scarier than an electric skateboard that goes 37 mph?

Answer: An electric skateboard that goes even faster than 37 mph.

Apparently 37 mph wasn’t fast enough for electric skateboard maker Bajaboards. That’s the top speed of their G4X board, but their new model, the Pantera, can go even faster at 45 mph.

The Pantera was built simply to be a powerhouse of a skateboard — its creators set aside all other considerations like cost (and perhaps legality) and just focused on how much power they could put inside a single skateboard. It contains four 3.5-kilowatt motors, four 110-amp motor controllers, and a 1.1 kWh battery pack. Its peak power output is 8 kilowatts, the equivalent of 10.7 horsepower.

It probably goes without saying that the Pantera is not for use on public roads. And with a going price that will likely equal that of a mid- to high-end mountain bike, it will probably only find its way into the hands of a few niche consumers.

Kate is a senior copy editor in Northern California. She holds a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in professional writing from the University of California, Davis.