I actually bought an e-go a couple of weeks ago (had a boosted preorder but couldn't wait)
to address some of the comments on this page:
- flex: the orange things on the side of the battery are rubber, conceiling gaps in the plastic. This allows the entire battery enclosure to flex.
- range: I was sceptical about the 30km claim, but so far I've only been able to run the charge down to 50%. I opened up the battery enclosure, and they're using 28x samsung ICR18650-26F cells, so it does seem there's quite a bit of juice.
- planes: note that the battery is above 100Wh (more than 200?) and can't be brought on a plane. I did not know this and took it in my luggage..
- downhill: I noticed that the braking has a maximum force, so on very steep hills (20% ?) it would be braking at its max but you'd still be accelerating. Probably not a big issue for experienced boarders, but scary for a beginner like me.
I ordered mine today and am super pumped to get it! When I got the email today about boosted raising the price to $2000 I was bummed. Then I saw this post on hacker news and it totally made my day.
How long did it take to ship and arrive after you ordered?
to address some of the comments on this page:
- flex: the orange things on the side of the battery are rubber, conceiling gaps in the plastic. This allows the entire battery enclosure to flex.
- range: I was sceptical about the 30km claim, but so far I've only been able to run the charge down to 50%. I opened up the battery enclosure, and they're using 28x samsung ICR18650-26F cells, so it does seem there's quite a bit of juice.
- planes: note that the battery is above 100Wh (more than 200?) and can't be brought on a plane. I did not know this and took it in my luggage..
- downhill: I noticed that the braking has a maximum force, so on very steep hills (20% ?) it would be braking at its max but you'd still be accelerating. Probably not a big issue for experienced boarders, but scary for a beginner like me.