[BB8] decided based on no reason in particular to replace the proprietary motor controller with one based on VESC, an open-source electric motor controller for all kinds of motors even beyond ebikes.

If you’ve ever faced this frustrating issue, you’re not alone. E-bike power issues can stem from battery problems, controller malfunctions, or motor failures.

Eventually a battery pack will be added to give the bike a more comfortable range, but for now we appreciate the ingenuity that it took to adapt the controller from the hoverboard into an ebike ...

As the nascent e-bike industry came into fruition, Lishui switched over to purely micromobility controllers by 1997.