The motors now have skid plates made out of plastic that can also be replaced. There is a noticeable and nice uptick in the acceleration and slight increase in the top end. The v2 has newly designed motors that give off better torque, and slightly higher top speed.
#Inboard m1 vs boosted board 2 upgrade#
On a boosted board, you can’t simply upgrade the wheels to put any size you want - the rear wheels have custom drive gears built-in. The new Boosted Board has 80mm Orangatang Kegel Wheels - a 5mm difference from the 1st generation but an improvement you can definitely feel in the board. The combination of the bigger wheels and trucks makes a more responsive ride and handles better even when carving even at high speeds. The new board now has upgraded trucks, wheels, motors, deck, bluetooth, and a removable battery. They fixed the small imperfections and added new functionality to make it a smoother, safer, and overall more durable ride. But up close, it’s a whole different story.īoosted kept the overall design from their flagship 1st generation board, and made it even better. For those who live in large cities, you can rely on using the new 2nd generation board with a 199 watt-hour battery to travel to just about any venue without worrying about the battery dying on you.įrom a distance, the v1 & v2 boards look the same. This is a huge step up for those who want to use the board for commuting purposes and were limited by how far the board could travel on a single charge. A new battery has been introduced that goes from a standard 99 watt-hour battery with a 6-7 miles (10-11 km) of range and a future planned 199 watt-hour battery with a 12-14 miles (20-22 km) range, essentially doubling the distance one can travel using the board. One of the drawbacks of the 1st generation board was how far it could travel on a single charge. Updated Wheels, Trucks, Motor and TransmissionĢnd Generation Boosted Board Battery Life.Through a lot of modifications and enhancements that have been implemented they have managed to create a much more sturdy and usable board over the v1 including
They also have a braking mechanism that allows the boards to slow or stop. Boosted boards made popular largely by the Vlogger’Casey Neistat’ have very powerful battery packs that allow the skateboards to reach speeds of over 20mph and go up hill. The electric skateboard is a relatively new concept and when they first hit the streets you could not help but notice them. There are some other benefits of not having a controller, like no chance at lost connection between the controller and the board (something that is rare, but does happen), and no need to charge another device.An American company Boosted Boards based in Mountain View, California have released a new version of their popular electric skateboard known as their 2nd Generation Boosted Board. Ditching the controller actually made it feel more like I was just riding a regular skateboard. Sure, the pedal-based controls weren’t as accurate as a handheld controller, but it actually felt more natural once you got used to it. But after a 20 minute riding session it definitely became easier, and probably would become totally natural over a few weeks of riding. It comes in two models – the Blue with a 16 mile range and 20 MPH top speed for $1,299, and the Pearl with 24 miles of range and a 20 MPH top speed for $1,499.īoth versions include a belt-driven motor, integrated headlights and tail lights, and of course two pressure pads for your feet to move the board forwards and backwards.Īt first, it was a little awkward to get used to controlling the board, especially if you normally ride something like a Boosted Board which relies on a hand-held controller. So last week at CES we checked out the second version of their board, the ZBoard 2.
We last looked at ZBoard two years ago when we rode one of their V1 boards. While we were impressed by the range, we thought the foot-controlled accelerator was a little too unstable to ride in an urban setting. But ZBoard, a Los-Angeles based startup, focuses on boards that eschew a controller and can be operated by sensors in the board itself. But most modern electric skateboards like the Boosted Board and InBoard M1 are operated by hand-held controllers that connect to the board via Bluetooth. There’s no arguing that electric skateboards aren’t efficient and fun.
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