Riding Electric Skateboards at CES: A Yearly Tradition

Every year, I make it my mission to ride electric skateboards at CES and find the perfect design. The first year, I rode the board from Awesomeness, and it was awesome. Last year, I experienced unparalleled speeds on the zboard, and this year, the boards are back. This is the Ego Electric Skateboard that I'm cruising with, and I've got a little controller here to help me get started. All I need to do is slide up, and I'm off.

What I love about the Ego is that it feels way more like an actual skateboard than any of the previous boards I've tried. It's literally a longboard with a motor attached to it, and it's super lightweight. Cruising on this thing is effortless, and I feel like I'm gliding across the floor rather than actually moving. The underside of the board shows off its battery, which is nice and big. We're told that the Ego has a range of 18 miles on a single charge and a top speed of 12 mph. That's pretty impressive for a skateboard, especially considering it's hundreds of dollars cheaper than most other electric skateboards.

The Ego is priced at $700, which is significantly lower than many of its competitors. I have to admit, that makes me want to pick one up and see what it's like. I've ridden plenty of electric skateboards here at CES over the years, but this next board is different. It can't really be called an electric skateboard, but it's definitely a personal transportation electronic device. The way it works is pretty simple: you put your foot down on the back, lean in, and make sure your other foot is on the switch. Once you hit the middle, the board's accelerometer and gyroscope kick in and will maintain your balance.

The experience of riding this board is unlike anything I've ever had before. It feels like you're riding something out of a science fiction movie. The self-balancing technology inside makes it feel like you're floating across the floor rather than actually moving. It's an awesome concept brought to life, and I have to admit that it was pretty mesmerizing. However, at $1,300, this board is not for everyone. You get a 25-pound contraption with a pretty limited range, which makes it not worth the price for me.

As I continued to ride the Ego, I couldn't help but think about how much I want to find the perfect electric skateboard. It's a quest that may never end, but one that I'm happy to embark on every year at CES. For now, I'll just have to keep searching and see what other innovations come my way.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyou know it feels like every year I come to CES and ride electric skateboards and I've made it my mission to find the perfect design the first year I rode the board of Awesomeness it was awesome last year I experienced unparalleled speeds on the zboard and this year the boards are back so this is the ego electric skateboard I'm cruising I got this little controller here you just slide up to go and you're off so the board's really light and the coolest thing about this I think is the fact that it feels way more like an actual skateboard than the previous boards I've written it's literally a longboard with a motor attached to it and it's super lightweight and you Cruise so this is the underside of the board and obviously there's a nice big battery attached to the bottom here we're told that this thing has a range of 18 M on a single charge and has a top speed of 12 mph so you could take this thing pretty damn far the ego is hundreds of dollars cheaper than most other electric skateboards at 700 bucks I might just pick one up let's see what happens when I crank it up I've ridden plenty of electric skateboards here at CES over the years but this next one I tested it tested me so this is the one wheeel can't really call it an electric skateboard but it is very much a personal Transportation electronic device it's pretty simple the way it works actually you sort of just put your foot down on a on the back here and then you lean in and you make sure your other foot is on the on the switch and once you hit the middle the boards accelerometer and gyroscope kick in and will maintain your balance and if you just lean the accelerometer and gyroscope both kick into action you really just have to feel it out you know once you lose your balance you'll fly right off so range on the one wheel is 4 to 6 mil on a single charge and it has a top speed of 12 mph but for something this wonky I think that's fast enough the one whe is an awesome concept brought to life the self-balancing technology inside made me feel like I'm riding something out of the future but at $1,300 you're getting a 25 lb contraption that has a pretty limited range as interesting as it is it's not something I see myself buy so I guess my search for the perfect electric skateboard continues I'll see you next yearyou know it feels like every year I come to CES and ride electric skateboards and I've made it my mission to find the perfect design the first year I rode the board of Awesomeness it was awesome last year I experienced unparalleled speeds on the zboard and this year the boards are back so this is the ego electric skateboard I'm cruising I got this little controller here you just slide up to go and you're off so the board's really light and the coolest thing about this I think is the fact that it feels way more like an actual skateboard than the previous boards I've written it's literally a longboard with a motor attached to it and it's super lightweight and you Cruise so this is the underside of the board and obviously there's a nice big battery attached to the bottom here we're told that this thing has a range of 18 M on a single charge and has a top speed of 12 mph so you could take this thing pretty damn far the ego is hundreds of dollars cheaper than most other electric skateboards at 700 bucks I might just pick one up let's see what happens when I crank it up I've ridden plenty of electric skateboards here at CES over the years but this next one I tested it tested me so this is the one wheeel can't really call it an electric skateboard but it is very much a personal Transportation electronic device it's pretty simple the way it works actually you sort of just put your foot down on a on the back here and then you lean in and you make sure your other foot is on the on the switch and once you hit the middle the boards accelerometer and gyroscope kick in and will maintain your balance and if you just lean the accelerometer and gyroscope both kick into action you really just have to feel it out you know once you lose your balance you'll fly right off so range on the one wheel is 4 to 6 mil on a single charge and it has a top speed of 12 mph but for something this wonky I think that's fast enough the one whe is an awesome concept brought to life the self-balancing technology inside made me feel like I'm riding something out of the future but at $1,300 you're getting a 25 lb contraption that has a pretty limited range as interesting as it is it's not something I see myself buy so I guess my search for the perfect electric skateboard continues I'll see you next year\n"