Electric Transportation Reviews

Meepo AWD GT Review

Tim — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:52:15 +0000

Meepo's founder, Kieran Mao, begin prototyping his first electric skateboard in April, 2017. Since then, they have sold over 12,000 boards. Although the boards are made in China, Meepo has grown impressively due to their ability to keep cost low while providing excellent customer support (which most Chinese manufacturers lack). They now sport a product line of 6 different models ... Read More

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Backfire Ranger X1 Review

Tim — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:08:46 +0000

Welcome the the ElectricBoarder review of the Backfire X1 Ranger! 2018 may be the year of the all-wheel drive electric skateboards, but it also a year in which the Chinese manufacturers are making significant inroads into the esk8 market. Meepo, Wowgo, and Winboard have rolled out products that are helping to grow the esk8 market. These manufacturers have combined to ... Read More

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Electric Skateboard DIY – Build vs Buy

Tim — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 06:32:27 +0000

Build your own board or buy a pre-built one? This is NOT a simple answer. The question should be: Why do you want to build your own board? If the only reason is cost, then we recommend you to go buy a pre-built board. Yes, the good quality boards are expensive and yes, the low-budget boards are made ... Read More

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4 Wheel Drives: A Comparison Review – Carvon, Jed, Acton, Walnutt

Tim — Sun, 06 May 2018 21:41:47 +0000

Welcome to the web's first comparison review of the current esk8 industry's 4-wheel drive skateboards by the staff at ElectricBoarder.com. The growing esk8 market has brought much innovation to the next generation of electric skateboards. 2018 marks the year where a number of manufacturers are selling 4 wheel drive boards. Last year, Carvon, Jed, Acton, and Walnutt announced their new ... Read More

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Electric Skateboard Accessories

Tim — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:12:33 +0000

Wearing protective equipment should NOT be an option for esk8ers. Bear in mind that you are operating a motorized vehicle. As such, you should esk8 defensively. Most, if not at all times, you will be sharing the road with others and at high speeds, it becomes increasingly difficult to anticipate the movement of others. Random traffic events and blind ... Read More

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Boosted Board Mini, Plus, Stealth Review – King of the Belt-Drives?

Tim — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:28:15 +0000

Welcome to the Boosted Board review (preview) of the next generation electric skateboards (Mini S, Mini X, Plus, Stealth) by the staff at ElectricBoarder.com Since we began reviewing skateboards over 3 years ago, Boosted Boards has always been rated among the top 5 boards. Their boards have great quality, top-notch customer service, but their specs (range and top speed) were always ... Read More

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Belt Drive vs Hub Drive?

Tim — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:25:17 +0000

In 2015, this was a no-brainer, since all electric skateboards used belt drive motors. In 2016, hub motors began to be introduced and many of the newer boards are using hub motors today. For example, the first generation of our best all-around board, Enertion Raptor 2, used a dual belt drive motor and today it uses dual hub motors. Just ... Read More

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Review Methodology – ElectricBoarder’s Rating System

Tim — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:42:54 +0000

Our Rating MethodologyNo system is perfect, but we have given our rating system a lot of thought. Our goal was to try to eliminate as much bias as possible. We do not test every board and even if we did, it would still be biased due to the fact that every skateboarder has a different system of evaluation. Some of ... Read More

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Electric Skateboard Timeline – Updates, News, Historical Perspective

Tim — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 23:59:30 +0000

July, 2018 – Backfire announces Backfire Ranger X1, the first all-terrain board at under $1000 USD. Backfire also raises $331K USD on Indiegogo for its board, greatly exceeding the target of $50K USD.June 1, 2018 – Announcement of Enertion Raptor 2.1. Current 500 lots of Raptor 2.0 available for shipping. Raptor 2.1 availability planned for August 2018. Jed Board deliveries ... Read More

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Jed Board All Wheel Drive (AWD) Review

Tim — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 12:49:43 +0000

Welcome to the ElectricBoarder review of the Jed Board AWD! We are beginning to consider the compilation of the “best of the best” skateboards for the year 2019. Which board can beat out our 2018 winner, the Enertion Raptor 2? We believe that the top contender for next year’s top spot is the Jed Board All Wheel Drive. Note ... Read More

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