What is an EFOC motor controller on an electric skateboard?
Most riders buy an electric skateboard based on speed, range and how it looks. The motor controller rarely comes up in conversation, and that is...
Best electric skateboard for short commutes under 10 km
There is a tendency to treat short rides as a lesser use case. Under 10 km feels like it barely counts, like you should save the good gear for something...
Electric skateboard for older riders: comfort and confidence
There is a version of this conversation that happens a lot. Someone in their forties or fifties sees an electric skateboard for the first time, thinks it...
Best electric skateboard for snowboarders in the off-season
Most electric skateboards are designed around commuting. They are optimised for sealed roads, bike lanes and the kind of flat, predictable surfaces that...
Best electric skateboard for surf-style carving
Most electric skateboards are built around speed. They are tuned for straight-line performance, stable at 40 km/h, predictable under hard braking. That is...
Electric skateboard for camping, caravans and van life
The caravan pulls up at a DOC campsite outside Queenstown. You have got two nights, a fire permit and a stretch of gravel road that winds down to a lake....
Best electric skateboard for off-road trails and bush tracks
Most riders who venture off sealed paths for the first time make the same mistake. They take a capable board, hit a gravel trail or rooted bush track, and...
Electric skateboard for the daily work commute: arrive sweat-free
Most people who try commuting by electric skateboard make the same mistake early on. They buy a street board, hit the first rough patch of footpath, and...





