I have a Boosted[1]. There's a lot of competition but when you look at specs, they don't really quite make it. They're either slower, or can't do hills, or take longer to charge. Build quality on Boosteds is amazing as well. Thing's build like a tank.

With my usage pattern (commute to gym and back 4 times a week), it pays for itself every 4 months.

And yes, it gets me there faster than a bike or using public transit. Even Uber is just 3 minutes faster (on a 15min trip) because of traffic.

[1] I actually have two. If anyone wants to buy my old Gen1 for half price, ping me.

What do you do with it when you get it to the gym?

Prop it up against the wall next to my backpack.

Nobody steals a longboard. They’re afraid of riding them and the used longboard market is weak.

Plus there’s gym cammeraderie.

Atom Electric boards work just fine: https://www.amazon.com/Atom-Longboards-Electric-Longboard-Sk... https://www.amazon.com/Atom-Longboards-Electric-Longboard-Sk...

The $600 one might be underpowered depending on your use case but hard to beat the Amazon return policy if you don't like it.

Metroboards - priced around or under boosted price. Built like tanks. Not as sleek looking.

Meepo - ~350 shipped, as fast as boosted. Not as much torque as boosted but at least one boosted owner on r/electric skateboarding has commented that it is surprisingly capable of climbing hills. Con - not much info about reliability

Pulse echo- another new seller with hub motors - uses high quality motor controllers ~700 bucks

Raptor 2 - priced under boosted for now I think. Beastly hub motors (about 30 mph).

The space is getting really competitive so there are many more great options. R/electricskateboarding is ok for suggestions but the real knowledgeable people hang out at electricskateboard.builders

+1 to the above. I'm looking for alternatives but they seem to be even more expensive.