High school kids win prize with electric roller blades project

Laziness is the mother of all invention. A teenager's reluctance to walk to school every morning has earned three kids from Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, the DESAFIO.E award.

David Brandão, João Nogueira and Pedro Teixeira won a trip to Nissan's Design Centre in London for their electric roller blades concept. The Skeelz have an estimated autonomy of 20 to 30 kms and are powered by a small electric battery located in a backpack. The product is to be patented soon, Mobi.e's website announced.

The DESAFIO.E award is given by Porto's CEIIA (Centre for Excellence and Innovation in the Automotive Industry) to the most innovative high school project involving electric mobility in Portugal.