How the Boosted Rev Killed Boosted. The "Tesla of electric scooters" according to Marquis Brownlee
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2020
- This is the story of the Boosted Rev-ahead of its time in many ways but fell short of expectations. Find out what made the Rev so good, and so bad at the same time and how its downfall led the way for Boosted's eventual bankruptcy.
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They paid influencers more then they spent making a quality product. This drove the price of the boards higher than what they were worth.
No, it's a high quality product for sure. Everything is incredibly well built. I think its tiny battery was the only drawback.
@@gabriellundmark yea the deck and battery are about 5in too short making getting a wide stance impossible and making the bumps even worse from the lack of suspension nevermind battery life
anyone notice that cold sore on his lip? I couldn't unsee it after someone pointed it out lol
They were to expensive and they stop innovating.
Have to agree with you - I think they could have pulled off that price tag with dual suspension and 2X the battery size.
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide Even without suspensions, just with 2X the battery. The ride is much better that an M365 because of the tires and suspensions add weight, just like a bigger battery. I and many other people with stairs, would never buy a 30kg scooter. Even if it's the best in everything else. The Rev is already heavy as it is... But at a couple of kilos/pounds more with 2X the range, that's compelling and definitely worth the price. Personally I got it for $1200 on Black Friday and it's worth every penny....
They should have ask the scooter community how would they design it because I noticed every scooter I look at they all are missing something like distance, suspension Innovative design or not fast enough. If only they put it all in 1 package at a lower price range.
@@_Digitalguy should of gotten the Ninebot...
@@poseidon9948 I should have gotten the Ninebot?? Which Ninebot?
It's such a great machine. I wish Boosted was still around so they could iterate on this with a bigger battery.
I also wish they were still around - such an amazing scooter for its time.
Are they officially closing the business or is this just a behind the scenes downfall?
I got 10.6 miles avg and sold it after the few rides as I new I had bough into the boosted bullshit, this is what killed them, bullshit
10 miles LMFAO, whta do you have now?
People that criticize the Rev for being a rip-off, overpriced POS have obviously not owned one. I ride my Rev daily between three different jobs, two of which go up very steep hills here in the SF Bay Area, and it has never given me any issues other than nails to the rear tire. Since the end of August of 2019, I’ve logged more than 3400 miles. With regards to weight, I’ve been able to carry up the stairs to a 5th floor apartment, onto and off trains, into and out of car trunks with little effort. For its weight, power and reliability, it is perfect. Yes, battery sucks. I have to carry my charger with me and plug in wherever I go. Going up steep hills will decrease my range to 5-6 miles. But I’m willing to sacrifice the range for something that doesn’t break, being that I use it as a commuter. Before the Rev, I was one of the first to use Ninebot ES2, later which I turned to an ES4 when the external battery released. I even bought the Ninebot seat to go along with it. But there were so many things wrong with it and I kept buying parts to fix, like the headlight issue after I installed the extra battery. Suspension was crap. I vowed never to buy a cheap scooter again, even though it wasn’t that cheap at the time of purchase. That ES4 didn’t even last 200 miles without seeing its first issues. My Rev is still going strong at 3400 miles. How many people can say their scooter doesn’t have issues with that many miles? It tackle all hills on my work commute. It’s weight is not a problem for me to fold and carry for my situations. In my opinion, it’s visually appealing and it gets more head turns than people riding Zero 9/10X and even Dualtrons around me. I don’t regret at all.
Great piece, super informative. I had a test ride on a Rev and absolutely loved it - as you say, ahead of its time in many ways, amazing riding experience. Clearly had a few glaring flaws, but they were all things that could easily have been addressed with a V2 to make a near-perfect scooter. Ultimately, it feels like the immense hype surrounding the scooter's release and the brand in general meant there was zero margin for error on this product in the eye of the public. Boosted will be missed :(
The 3rd gen. boards were not selling well and Boosted was already almost dying in 2018. The core customer base all already had Boosted boards and it was a hard sell to get them all to buy another board. In order to survive, they needed to expand to different vehicles. Had they not done the Rev, they would have already gone out of business a few years ago. The money they spent on developing the scooter was new money they got at the time specifically for the scooter.
Their main problem was they tried to grow too much/too fast, and did not manage their money well. How many people do you really see on a Boosted in cities across the nation? Hardly any. Boosted invested and hired like they were going to sell mass-market, when in reality it always remained a niche product.
This dude gets it .
Boosted had only big market share in USA, not in Europe where Evolve always was and is market leader. Evvole brought it to europe even 1,5 years before boosted.
A real shame. I have a Rev and love it. For my commute it is perfect.
Agreed, I have no regrets about my Boosted Rev, Super powerful, comfortable and fun.
I like mine to, better build quality then my previous scooters (ecoreco M5 & L5, super cycles and scooters super turbo lithium 1500)
Unfortunately my Boosted Rev died about 6 months in. Some issue with the battery not charging. But the company I bought it off refunded my money so went and got myself a New Dualtron 2 x 1000 w job for same money. While build isn't as good I do have to say that Boosted should have had suspension on their scooter because my Dualtron is like riding a cloud compared to it. It is also about 15 kph faster and has 4 times the range. So The Boosted Rev in comparison now was a great looking scooter with some nice features but I now see why it was a general disappointment to the escooter community.
what's your range rn LMFAO? 7 miles?
@@sebekkha it's not that comfortable.. objectively not for $1600 at least
Great analysis Chuck, would love more videos like these!
Great information Chuck! Thank you for your diligent support of the PEV world.
You got it Robert - wouldn't want to do anything else.
Absolutely love your work Chuck. Keep up the great content. You’re the real deal go to out there. Thanks
Wow what a bummer. But because my need to the two I bought was eliminated
,I sold them, apparently in the nick of time. Thanks for your show!
Dodged a bullet there!
Hopefully a 2.0 with a quick swapable battery. The range of the rev turned off many prospect buyers.
That's what a lot of people were suggesting. Levy electric scooter has done this with success: checkout.levyelectric.com/?aff=esg
Its not the range, it the 46 lb weight. Who on earth is going to carry it up and down the stairs.
Dualtron spider is also about 46 lbs @ 60km range vs revs 35km
@@dsalpha18 Oh it's definitely the range. The weight isn't too bad for the level of performance it offers, but the range with me on it is 10 km at most.
Very sad to see Boosted go. Too many people were focusing on the minor negatives rather than the major positives. Lack of suspension and lower range are non-issues for most people, especially when comfort, performance, and build quality are considered. My first scooter was a Xiaomi M365 and it was cheap and fun, but it did not hold up well. After about a year, the M365 started to creak and rattle and suffer badly from battery fade and can barely get up any kind of hill or push through a windy day. After I had enough of that, I bought a Mercane WideWheel dual-motor, and wow the torque! The suspension and long range drew me to the WideWheel, but after about 6 months I started to get battery fade and could not even go 2 miles per charge. Mercane ignored my battery warranty inquiry emails. The WideWheel's suspension was also not comfortable and mostly felt like it had no suspension. Then I saw the Boosted Rev. At first, I scoffed at the price and lack of suspension, but a 25% off Christmas sale swayed me. All I can really say is I freaking love this scooter. I love, love, love the throttle and how it works with regen braking. The large air-filled tires provide more than enough cushion and the torque is amazing. I even hooked up a bike trailer hitch to tow my 2-year-old around the neighborhood. Even up pretty steep hills, range or speed on my Rev has never been an issue. I easily get 8-10 miles while I'm towing my kid, in addition to my 200lb, 6'2" meat bag. After about 500 miles, my Rev still feels and sounds new. Also, the Rev is just a striking, good looking scooter. I understand everyone has different requirements, but the Rev satisfies mine perfectly. I hope Boosted can make a triumphant return and more people give them a chance.
the zero and dualtron are better scooters. People will give them a chance when they don't make $1600 scooters with NO suspension, 10 mile range(hilarious), and performance is behind the pack(which would be ok if it didn't have other glaring flaws)
Thanks Chuck, any chance you can find out how we can get our stuff back from Boosted. They took my Rev in with an RA# in Feb and have basically stollen it, as their is no response and no ability to follow up.
I had a Segway i2 and think that Ninebot cheapened the brand. I was excited to try some of Ninebot's spin-offs, only to end up selling all of them. Now I ride an electric unicycle, but did consider the Boosted Rev once. My neighbor drew a lot of attention with his.
Another great video Mr Norris.
The Boosted Rev doesnt need to change a thing except range ... scooter suspension is overrated ...
do skateboarders complain about not having a suspension?
@@teslacybertruck750 No, John is right. Lack of suspensions was not due to price cutting but to contain weight. Your examples of monster scooters are much heavier, which is a deal-breaker for many. What's more at that price and specs their are crap that is not going to last....
@@_Digitalguy I think you nailed it. My guess is that they went for weight first, then pushed as much as they could at that weight. I've been saying it for close to a year now, the max weight I can manage taking a scooter up and down stairs every day (I weigh 160lbs) is about 45 lbs. It is why the Zero 9 is my personal favorite scooter (revrides.com/products/zero-9?sca_ref=3059.ElJ94uq1v1). The lack of suspension and battery size are probably a function of the scooter weight. And for weight they kind of got it right, but that is because a lot of the weight is in their hefty build quality. I really wish I had a chance to do a proper review of the scooter early on because it is obvious they did some user testing and knew that the marginal utility of going over 24mph is much less than, say going from 15 to 20 mph. There is a lot to unpack about the scooter.
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide Thanks Chuck, I 100% agree with you and if you have to have only 1 scooter the zero 9 is the way to go... Me I am a multi-scooter guy and my combination is Etwow GT for daily use and Rev for the rainy days and for having fun (no single motor scooter comes close to a powerful dual motor scooter when you want to have fun, not even the zero 9). And when I say having fun I don’t mean necessarily riding for the sake of it, but having fun while going somewhere...😉
Yes, deck flex is important for us Esk8ers as is having 78a durometre wheels. Same goes for range and holes in hub motor wheel sidewalls for more wheel flex on bumpy terrain. There's also all terrain boards and wheels to with full suspension shocks.
Agree 100%
That's exactly why I didn't buy one when they first came out. I did my homework, and bought a zero 8X scooter from Rev rides. Tyler and the crew were very nice, and very helpful.
how has your zero aged?
Hey I’ll be attending college soon and wanted to know what scooter do you think would be best. Need it the to support 300 not too big and good range and speed dispite my size
there were a lot of overly flattering reviews for the price from leading UA-camrs who seemed to be doing Boosted a favor reviewing it in the first place. The e-twow Booster V was barely covered despite costing less, weighing less, having more suspension, more range, more or less the same top speed and build quality (high) and a very large following in France and Spain. And the new even better Booster GT was never reviewed by Marques Brownlee, the Verge or Wired.
As a Boosted Rev owner I really like this video it explains a lot about what happened with the Rev. It has so much potential but it got lost at the wrong time. You are so right about the underwhelming range of this scooter that was the most disappointing thing about it. You always know that the company over inflates that part of their product but not by so much.I hope that boosted finds a buyer and ultimately relaunch is a 2.0 version of this thing.
Very interesting.
Came down to bad management, done. Good luck if someone tries to make a come back on that name, up hill battle, or should I say ride!
Cheers
Thanks for your insight Patrick. I suppose only those that worked there know what really happened - this is just my best guess based on the info out there.
I believe according to a source that they are discussing being bought with a company already so we just have to hope they sort somthing out
Excellent as always Chuck 👍👍👍
Thanks so much!
17 miles today on my Ninebot max and still had 3 bars of battery on sport mode :)
2 Max's for the price of 1 rev....
@4:55 what is an elongated tyre?
True but also the competition of the skateboards got too much for Boosted with boards with better performance at half price.
I wonder if that's true about the employees not using their products, in regards to a CEO he or she does not need to be passionate about the product because he or she will be passionate about business. Someone should have know not to diversify. However the designers, tech support, engineers, and marketing team etc should have been massively passionate about the product because it is niche. I find it hard to believe that this wasn't the case and if it was then something was massively wrong. Boosted should have been the type of company where "John" runs to starbucks then rides his board down the hallway at the office to deliver that latte to "Jen" in HR.
Parts anywhere ?
After a year of owning the Rev I can tell you it's a pretty looking over priced machine. Switched to a Turbowheel Thunder which is similarly priced. Much better value. Boosted's brand quality was over inflated by influencer reviews and a talented marketing team. If they invested more energy into delivering a product worthy of its price like they did in 2012 they might be still around.
well put
That range is inexcusable for the price
I agree with absolutely everything you said. I’m just sad we won’t get to see a Rev 2.0 with improved performance and range. I really really like my Rev and would place it as the best engineered scooter on the planet. I don’t even care if someone completely copies the design and tries to market it as a new scooter. I just wish more scooters were made like the Rev 😕
I enjoy what you do thank you
My $250 Hover 1 Pioneer gets about 10 miles of range with my 140lb self going as fast as possible. It can reach up to 20mph (although it's advertised at 15mph for some reason).
In the end, I think I'd value performance and features over things like a fancy throttle control or forged chassis.
20mph my ass
Great info about a sad event.
Thanks Craig - hopefully they come back better than ever. We'll see
Good analysis. RIP Boosted, hard to imagine how they could fail with so much influencer backing
I think it's good people aren't listening to what popular people have to say, rather, they're listening to people who are subject matter experts. They're the ones boosted should've convinced.
@@trd8749 Agreed, they also should have listened to the people in r/electricscooters
@@trd8749 IT sounds like it was a big con job.☝️⚡🛴
I have a boosted Rev, while I luv its build quality and performance, the range sucks, its listed as 22 miles, i barley get 8 miles on mostly flat land, thats due to the scooter weighing 46lbs and being dual motor, which explains the great build quality, no rust, electronics are water tight, connections have gaskets to keep water out, since its dual motor regen brake is so good i rarely use the disc or fender brake. but im only 2 miles from the metro train so it works for my needs, ride it to the train, bring it on the train, get off at closet stop to my job, ride it the rest of the way to work, charge it under my desk.
I might get the boosted Wev upgrade kit, from 24mph stock speed, to your choice of 30mph to 45mph version, real world range of 30 miles not 8 miles, but it cost as much as the stock scooter 😒
great Video!!
My INMOTION p1f does 16.9 miles in range & only cost a fraction of that 🤣
no mention of any regulations? tariffs? competition from cheap Chinese products? Buying an e-scooter is like buying a tablet, once you have one, you use it for a few years. There are two ways for companies to sell it: 1) mass volume with lower margins or 2) mass margins with lower volume. I think you're right, they tried the latter and I guess we know where they went wrong on that decision...
I don't have much insight into regulations beyond just the top speed. But other reports talk about the tariffs. However, I don't think that they went out of business from the government slow repayment on tariffs. Even though they were significant (25%), a company with the name and investor backing of Boosted could have gottan a loan or line of credit, or additional investment if they were just waiting on the government to pay them back.
Yes but the product wasn't offering enough for the money 🤑!!! It was a very short wheelbase only the very young could really ride it. Shame shame shame!!!
It was a toy for little kids.
no suspension,no seat.low speed,short distance.$1600 boosted, more like shafted
i agree with you in all sir !
Great show BRO
Keep up the great work
We are rooting for you
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Thanks David - always appreciate your positivity!
The people who say the Boosted is crap haven't even tried it. Those that have tried many scooters (including more expensive ones) and have tried the Rev say how much better it is. Lack of suspensions is not a big deal. Range is. That was the big mistake of Boosted. For some people like me who don't commute for more than 3 miles and have several scooters the Rev is perfect. But not for the masses. The Rev is one of the lightest dual motor scooters on the market. Even with double the battery it would have still been light enough, especially without suspensions (since they add weight). That was the big mistake. It could have been the best scooter on the market in its category with some more range.... I am still more than happy to have one and while I don't believe Boosted will survive, if a Rev 2 ever comes to life with the right changes, I'll be the first to buy it, even at $2000...
One of the best comments I've seen on this.
I completely agree. I have logged over 3400 miles, riding up and down steep hills for my commute 7 days a week and it is running strong like the very first day. It is easy to carry on and off trains, buses and car trunks. Those complaining about weight have obviously never picked up a Dualtron and probably don’t never had the need to take those more economical scooters up a hill. I’m satisfied with my Rev and would hop on a Rev 2.0 if it ever happens.
Yep exactly ... it also happens to be by FAR - the best handling scooter.
Sadly, i think there’s 3 ways you can succeed as a silicon startup. keep company value low; make one good product, or get bought out, or worst, go bust.
I think Sanjay leaving was the first sign of troubles. He was the founder, the person with the company vision. He wanted the best electric skateboard, and he wanted to make it as accessible to as many people as possible.
When he left, his vision left with him. Now yes i know he wanted to expand beyond skateboards. When Boosted brought Jeff Russakow onboard, it wasn’t to continue to make great products in my opinion. it was to appeal to investors who kept throwing money at the company. to grow the company. yes the company’s principle was to make high quality products and they sure did that with the rev. But the Rev was a misstep for sure. employees weren’t to stoked about a e-scooter from what i’ve heard, favoring the development of an e-bike.
They’re products were high quality yes, but they’re high price came with it, and the fact that at that price. they weren’t profitable. also considering the fact that many of their products were one-time purchases, and worse the company would give away parts for free to customers as part of their over generous warranty program.
At the end, the scooter company lime would go to Boosted HQ to “interview” Boosted employees and engineers. Slowly, lime began to take a lot of the engineers and employees from boosted. making their situation even worse. worse too was that no one was buying the Rev.
Boosted will forever be one of my favorite brands, as I ride my V2 extended range exclusively, not to mention i have a Mini X. I love this brand and it’s products. But the scooter wasn’t it. It wasn’t something i was particularly stoked about.
If you wish to learn more about Boosted, it’s history, and why they went out of business, i highly suggest you look at Sanjay Dastoors reddit ama. Also the MKBHD podcast has an entire episode dedicated to this topic, and where i draw a lot of the info i got.
Sanjay is a really great guy. I enjoyed working with him at Skip. -Paul
Spot on analysis. I wonder how goped and razor feel now.
Hey does anyone know where I can purchase a charger for a Rev? Lost it in a car accident ??? Anyone help??? Pleaseeee
Hi Michael, any boosted charger from v2 onwards would work if you live in the EU try ridefatdaddy or if your in the states there’s a shop in New York called filipacchi both have websites that you can order from. Alternatively try eBay
The rev didn’t kill the company. I remember the trade war having an impact on supply chain. The range was disappointing though. I still have mine, but never ride it any more since I upgraded to a vsett 10 - which actually does have legit range and suspension.
It was the range . Lack of suspension and cramped deck which was the turning point!
Very handsome scooters, i wish they fix all the issues and start again
Scooters like eboards from China are cheaper and more affordable 1500 dollars for either one is crazy Exway makes a board for less than$1000 Backfire,Wowgo,Meepo are all cheaper as are Ninebot, Macwheel,etc if your competition is putting out cheaper than you need to be competitive 😮🤙👌👍👍
See the upcoming Exway Flex.
Xiaomi m365 killed boasted nobody wanted a skateboard anymore and nobody was paying 4 m365s for less milage than a $400 scooter.
I wish boosted had stuck to longboards. I really don't want to grip handlebars when I commute.
why? you dont have gloves goofy?
New CEO cared so much about growth and profit he neglected what actually made boosted popular in the first place. That's what happens when you raise too much too quickly. With all that money on the line seasoned execs come in to mitigate risk, but often neglect the founder's original vision. Large VC investments are glamorizing, but can be a trap for startups and I think that was the case here.
Worldwide shipping would have saved them easy ! only avail in North America was a mistake
Wow! I didn't know it was a US-only product. I'm guessing they felt they weren't ready to support customers in other countries the way they could support them in the US, but yeah, that really limits the market! -Paul
And My beloved InBord M1
My WideWheel got 25 miles
now im confused because best buy just got this as a new product? hmm
Lime purchased Boosted IPs. Rumor Boosted IPs $300K!
segway went under as well
holy sht, i didn't know! can't believe it
Good video
Good Riddens
I bought a rev on the spot at a bike store after a test ride. I had been riding a Onewheel for a while and was looking for something to ride if I ever wanted to switch it up. It's a fantastic product and the throttle/regen thumb wheel should be standard on all scooters. The level of instant response is really confidence inspiring when cruising but also provides excellent control in the city, at low speeds, and when I have to occasionally ride on sidewalks. I hope boosted rises again. I'm aware all of the shortcomings and I was disappointing by the range but more people need to experience the refinement of operation and performance of this scooter.
10 mile range goofy, you mention "performance" the competition went up to 40MPH, was faster uphill, and still retained snappy acceleration. Look, it had its benefits and nice features but no suspension either.. I mean c'mon
I think if was the rise of other eskate brands with specs that shit on the boosted for a fraction of the cost. There's still people out here trying to sell their old ass used boosted boards for like $600+ when you could buy a brand new board with a higher top speed and twice the range for the same amount or less.
Insightful! Thanks for sharing.
they fuck up when they hire old people on the team that wont even get on a boosted board, they want the brand boosted not the boostedboards and thats why they kill them, for me that fucking sucks because i can't get my hands on a original boosted board now and i neever will and thats a shame because they never offer a decent way to ship or buy for europe market that they actualy love their products and support them
Yo! That’s all I kept asking why a scooter
I remember when the Rev came out, it was an echo chamber with every youtuber claiming it was game over for other scooters. UA-camrs that don't know anything are still a massive problem for most reviews of basically everything ...
Thanks for your feedback
-Vosk
dame bruh i cant believe Marquis Brownlee said that stuff
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Boosted Rev The best scooter ever , I own one after trying levy before ( worst) …
Mellow Boards: main competitor on Universal Skateboard electric kit. Boosted Board: long board style electric skate, whereas the culture of skateboard is oriented on classic style with a Nose and a Tail, easy orientation. Lack on diversity and too late to compete escooter market. And yeah lack on testing before buiyng.
Cough* See the Revel Direct-Drive kit. Can be used with existing Esk8 wheels, faster and larger battery, plus more affordable than a Mellow Drive.
@@esk8jaimesyes its evolving quickly. Whereas boosted kept doing long very long long boards… The world isnt USA. In Europe, France, Paris we fancy compact and small products to fit in our tiny little appartments and public transport
I love mine work for me just for cruising my neighborhood
Well- it has been two years and boosted has not risen again.
Unfortunately not!
Looks like they need an investor (and a new CEO) to get back in the game...
Would be amazing to see them come back, but I doubt it will happen. Build quality was amazing, they just really missed on range, more than anything. -Paul
Boosted scooters couldn't compare I said it from the minute boosted made there rev it was slow and didn't have the miles of the others and especially with no suspension it was a no go compared to the others u could get for its price
one thing the Boosted Rev is not, is slow. Dual 750 watt motors in a 47 lb scooter ... its very quick
@@Saxafruge problem is it was almost 2000$ for that price I got the outstorm scooter with dual 1600 watt motors for a total of 3200 watts output soo i can go 58 miles an hour and get 58 miles on a single charge and i got two chargers with the scooter included and to top it off it has dual suspension too and if u read my comment I said compared to others for the price its slow other 2000$ scooters can hit 40 plus easy and boosted went only 25 mph and it only went about 20 miles on a single charge plus it had zero suspension
@@wolfet1417 its a different type of scooter .. its a sportscar ... btw i just waited 2 months and bought it on Black Friday for $1120 shipped. At that price, nothing compares
@@Saxafruge if ur paying for over 1000$ its too much u can get the mercane whidewheel and do the same thing as a rev but its got dual suspension and its less than a grand boosted was a ripoff thats why they went under and if I'm buying a sports car I want top of the line fatest and best not something that was thrown together with no knowledge thats why they went out of business it was a skateboard company they didn't know how to make a good scooter even the ninebot es4 could go about the same speed and mileage and costs less still and it still has suspension unlike the boosted there's way better scooters for the same price and even cheaper and nothing could help boosted compare to them i could sit here naming off better faster cheaper more spec filled scooters all day long lol
Like just yesterday I was riding my scooter going as fast as motorcycles were lol and ur boosted would only probably go about as fast as a bike or a car in a school zone and u only saved about 400 bucks maybe to get no suspension and less power speed and milage i don't see why anyone would want a boosted when they can spend a tiny bit extra for a way better scooter in every way and especially for hill climbing power boosted tops out at 15 mph on hills where as others can fly up them like a car at 30 to 40
TL;DR version - Boosted got greedy and tried to sell a $500 scooter for $1600 with some marketing fluff about the solid construction and other nonsense.
How many of your $500 scooter frames broke? Exactly, the're good enough, noone cares about those space-grade forged tubes when you get overtaken by cyclists and the battery dies before you get to your work?
The truth is that Boosted should have focused in the Skateboards. There are better electric scooters out there just got to look around. I know some brands that can go over up to 90 mph and have a range of over hundred miles.😂🛴💨💨
That damn herp);
Boosted Rev should only cost $500!!!
good review
Its too heavy, and it sank when it hit water. XD
Nobody could afford one, that's why
Ya, they deserve a second chance.
Dualtron is the standard in my books. Everything else is just a kick n go.
Dualtron is an awesome brand!
Companies like Xaomi ninebot completely demolished boosted. The Rev was just an overpriced lackluster piece tech
Boosted did not even remotely bring electric skateboards to the world. Frankly, not surprised to hear that statement from an American though. Not a fanboy of Evolve but they where first and brought their product years before to Europe. Boosted was only popular in the US and only because of Casey. period. On the paper the Boosted (as well as the Rev now) couldn't hold up to its competitors. Only brutal marketing and top tier UA-camrs made this happen.
They haven’t gone out of business! They have logistics issues and funding issues. As of yet it is still running but no taking orders for now.
boosted $1600 more like shafted,the buyers that is
Buying scooters at 1600 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Trust UA-camrs....SAID NO ONE EVER.
It was overpriced, slow, had poor range, no suspension and was outmatched by Chinese scooters.
No wonder
Nope, boosted killed itself by having a very bad business plan. They keep taking money from investors without a viable plan on the recover back their investment in the shortest possible time. Basically, they just selling dreams to them, much like most of the start up companies.
Boosted was well over priced.. over hyped and over rated.. their specs did not match the performance .. the range on all products were terrible.. it’s amazing how they lasted this long .. all other companies like evolve is just better.. the only thing they had was customer service .. other than that their products just underperformed.. no range.. low top speed all they had was torque.. I can care less that they go out of business
How did you manage to say so much about this and fail to mention the issue of cost impacting their supply chain due to the trade war? It’s disingenuous to only blame the Rev on this unfortunate story.
What killed the Boosted Rev .... CHINA .... it's the story of the Tortoise vs the Hare , Boosted wanted rapid development whereas Xiaomi was plodding along picking up multiple sales worldwide .... my M365 as compared to the Boosted Rev is no competition but that's not the point, the main point is PRICE and availability of Spare parts, that's where the M365 is better than the REV .... and the winner is.... CHINA
Sad for Boosted 😔..... Dude, you don't have Corona aka COVID-19? I pray not, what's that on your lip 😲
Lol, no that is a canker sore from early last week -- I'm putting in too many hours at work probably :/
COVID-19 doesn't appear as a mouth sore. It's a respiratory virus.
Lmao you cold blooded animal
The Rev; $1,600 for 7-10 miles of range and no suspension. Total rip-off. If all I needed was 7-10 miles of range, I'd rather buy a $249-$349 GoTrax XR / XR Ultra or any other budget scooter with similar or greater range. Other scooters selling for $1k+ make the Rev look like a pathetic toy.
I hope to never see The Rev design again. Hopefully nobody saves this design. It's not with it!
Arrogance, that's what it all is
Boosted to the GRAVE.