New Electric Skateboard Only Costs $749 Now

Skateboarding is usually an activity that involves movement via leg power or using angles of the terrain. In 2013, however, a company released an electric skateboard that made it possible to simply stand on the platform and it will move on its own. Recently, the same company released new versions of the skateboard and they start at a base price of $749.

Called Boosted Boards by the company of the same name, three new iterations of the skateboards that are powered by electricity have just been announced. These boards offer more power than the previous generation and more acceleration, so skaters can go even faster than before.

The boards can also go for really long distances at 14 miles (22km) per charge, at least relative to their design and intended function. They are still skateboards, after all. Riders will still need to actually kick with their legs or find sloped terrain for inclines, at some point.

Now, it’s worth noting that the 14-mile range only applies to the Booster Boards on the higher end of the selection tier. The base model only goes for half that distance, which is reasonable considering the arguably less expensive price of $749. For context, the most expensive board costs $1,599.

A full list of the details of these boards is featured at the International Business Times. It would also appear that the boards will be shipping around May or June, according to what Booster Boards CEO Jeff Russakow told The Verge. He also emphasized some of the limitations to making electric skateboards.

“Skateboards were not designed to do 1,500 or 2,000 miles a year at 20 miles an hour in road conditions,” Russakow said. “At some point, you have to really start to optimize for basically being a heavy-duty vehicle grade-quality [company], as opposed to electrifying something that’s more of a skateboard.”