Category: News
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Batterygate! Is it spreading?
in NewsOnly a week ago, Exway issued an apology statement about how they handled the switch to lower capacity battery cells in two of their electric skateboard models. Yesterday it was WowGo’s turn. Who’s next? WowGo 3: 180Wh (previously 216Wh) WowGo 3X: 216Wh (previously 259Wh) WowGo AT2: 418Wh (previously 504Wh) Et tu, WowGo? According to a…
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Evolve Skateboards makes desperate moves. Beginning of the end?
in NewsEvolve has applied for a patent in Australia claiming to have invented the electric skateboard. But obviously Evolve did not invent the electric skateboard. This post has been updated. New info added to the end. Gas-powered skateboards came on the market in the 1970s. Wireless electric skateboards came in the 1990s. Evolve was founded in…
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Exway Batterygate
in NewsExway is in hot waters for changing the batteries for the Exway Flex and Exway Wave electric skateboards without informing buyers ahead of time. What happened The Exway Flex and Wave had been out of stock for some time. I wasn’t following this closely so I don’t know how long, but I believe many had…
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Police confiscated my Exway Atlas
in NewsShanghai – and possibly all of China – doesn’t allow personal electric vehicles to be used on public roads, and not even sidewalks. The enforcement of that rule varies a lot. Sometimes the traffic cops ignore me, sometimes I get a warning, sometimes I get fined. Yesterday was the first time they took away the…
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Exway Atlas now available for pre-order
in NewsExway has started taking pre-orders for their highly anticipated Exway Atlas. I went through their product info page as soon as it was live and recorded my thoughts in the video above. I don’t have a sample board yet but I will be reviewing it soon. Ready to buy? If you’re set to buy one…
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Exway Atlas Teasers
in NewsExway has released some teaser content for the upcoming Atlas all-terrain electric skateboard. With these photos and video they’ve essentially confirmed that there will be a 4WD version. I think I can mention that there will be a 2WD version as well. Smart placements for the ShredLights as they’d always light up where the wheels…
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Help end bad e-skate customer support
in NewsIf you have a defective electric skateboard and the brand you purchased from is not honoring their warranty, let me know about it through my Customer Support Feedback form. Please understand that filling out this form might not make any difference to your individual support case. (Or it might. Who knows?) The purpose of this…
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Giveaway 2020!
in NewsMy YouTube channel recently reached 20,000 subscribers! To celebrate this milestone, I got a few prizes to give out. Much thanks to the prize sponsors! Show them some love! ExwayCheck out their back-to-school sale at exwayboard.com. ShredLightsCheck out their new products at shredlights.com. ATSA EverydayReally fantastic esk8 backpack at atsa.co. Boa WheelsWide and beautiful longboard…
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Free stickers offer resumed, BUT…!
in NewsIn my previous post, I wrote that I paused the free stickers offer. I’ve now decided to resume sending out free stickers, but I added a notice to the request form warning people that they might not receive them, and that I can’t send to certain countries right now. While some people did not receive…
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Free stickers offer paused for now
in NewsFor many months, I have been sending out stickers to people who have supported me and my YouTube channel in some way. Unfortunately, I think most people have not been receiving my stickers lately so I’m pausing this activity. I just came back from the post office to mail out a batch of stickers. I…