Boosted Board Dual+, a new innovation in Board

The result of a Stanford project, the Boosted Board Dual+ is an electric skateboard with a top of speed of 22mph.

YouTube personality and entrepreneur Casey Neistat made it his main form of transportation around the city. If you’re a daily watcher of his vlogs, then you’re all too familiar with the Boosted Board, specifically this exact model.

Basics

38″ longboard deck made of flexible bamboo

Heavy duty grip tape (Dual+ model)

Max speed: 22mph

Range: ~7 miles

Power: 2000 watts from twin brushless DC motors

Lithium iron phosphate 99W-Hour Battery (lifespan of 2000+ charge cycles)

Uphill grade of 25 percent

Regenerative braking system in rear wheels

75mm Orangatang wheels

10″ width for Genuine Caliber trucks

Weight of 15 pounds

Bluetooth remote control

Design

Its design is every bit as functional as it is fast. Even if you were a passer-by and had no idea that the Boosted Board was an electric skateboard, there’d have to be some compliment offered toward its appearance: after all, it’s not ugly. The board itself is designed to be sleek, with an outward curvature (on either side) originating from both ends, which evens out toward the middle.

At certain angles, you can’t tell it has a battery or a motor.

Despite being a large deck (it’s a longboard, after all), Boosted opted to keep the battery and motor enclosures as sleek as possible. This is also done for rider comfort: both sections are mounted slightly above the deck’s surface, so that when it flexes nothing else is damaged. The result: better absorption of shocks.

As for the Bluetooth remote: there are three inputs: a safety button (must be pressed to move), scroll wheel (the throttle) and a multi-function button (turns the remote on, shows range and switches between riding modes). 

Experience

Beginner: top speed 11mph

Eco: top speed 16mph

Pro: top speed 20mph

Expert: top speed 22mph

Riding the Boosted Board makes people happy — there are smiles, surprised faces and questions all around.

More often than not, with “Pro mode” activated I would reach the top speed of 20mph, and make use of the bike lanes, main streets and the Westside Highway.