The best electric scooters and personal EVs for your commute

The best electric scooters and personal EVs for your commute

My commute isn’t too bad. I have to walk a mile or so to the metro, ride it for about 25 minutes, and then it’s a short walk from the station to the office. Driving would be exponentially more annoying (traffic) and costly (there’s a $5 bridge fair each day, plus gas and parking). Carpooling is an option but less dependable and besides, I like the solitude of public transit (it’s good reading time). Remarkably, riding a bike to work is not an option for me, as the Bay Bridge is only rideable on the new Oakland side. All this to say: My commute is fine, but it’s hardly fun.

The rise of personal EVs, then, offers a tantalizing proposition. The worst parts of my (and I wager your) commute are the walking sections. They’re not exactly punishing, but at the end of the working day, I just want to get back home, and if it’s hot or raining there’s little escape from the elements.

Read more: https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/19/the-best-personal-evs-for-any-commute/

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27 Comments

  1. @danielsantiago5129 on January 31, 2025 at 6:11 pm

    Absolutely Worth It

  2. @VladyslavKL on January 31, 2025 at 6:13 pm

    πŸ‹

  3. @Eeveewashere on January 31, 2025 at 6:15 pm

    I wonder if the red Nikes he’s wearing can still be purchased? All the great Nikes seem to be limited editions. Engadget did a great job of making the scooters look like fun and I like this video much. Please help me with my Nike question.

  4. @jessepatterson8897 on January 31, 2025 at 6:15 pm

    Gadget blogs, there are massive PEV groups in all the big cities, NYCEB is New York’s. Talk to them, this is ridiculous, inaccurate, and embarrassing to you. BaeSk8 is the Bay Area one . This guy doesn’t even know what an EUC is cmon

  5. @XSpImmaLion on January 31, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    I’ll accept a ride when Velma from A Pup Named Scooby Doo gets here with her motorized skateboard. πŸ˜›

  6. @ThisHandleIsNotAvailable. on January 31, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    2:45

  7. @cameronblackmon9540 on January 31, 2025 at 6:21 pm

    I like these videos

  8. @bilalsadain on January 31, 2025 at 6:22 pm

    I want the Xiaomi Electric Scooter. It’s perfect to get to the gym and back

  9. @iLOLZU42 on January 31, 2025 at 6:23 pm

    Walking, it’s free…
    Someone: NOT FOR LONG

  10. @FlintG on January 31, 2025 at 6:25 pm

    Would love to get a electric scooter when I move into town.

  11. @steve00alt70 on January 31, 2025 at 6:29 pm

    Is there a waterproof electric skateboard? I like riding mine on the pavements

  12. @WORDGASM on January 31, 2025 at 6:29 pm

    I’ve been riding Miles board for months. I have confidence to say it was the best purchase of my life. The size and weight of it is what makes it so special without compromising in performance with Boosted. Yet it’s half the price.

  13. @WayneMiller1110 on January 31, 2025 at 6:29 pm

    That duck is a fucking gangster did you see the way I walk I mean it strutted its stuff man I’d love to go on a night on the town with that duck

  14. @georgeaguilarhemminger4726 on January 31, 2025 at 6:32 pm

    Love the concise, opinionated specific review and recommendations. Breath of fresh air bro. Please do video on budget options for all of these. More skateboard reviews

  15. @hkad6252 on January 31, 2025 at 6:37 pm

    I have an electric skateboard which is illegal here in Germany. Around 40 miles of range on my evolve GTR! The prospect of being able to commute it legally to work makes me consider leaving the country.

  16. @eva57767 on January 31, 2025 at 6:37 pm

    Onewheel.

  17. @selmanabdullah99 on January 31, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    BOOSTED BOARD is just the BEST

  18. @Toonami30-gb7yu on January 31, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    I like that electric bike. I would need to the seat to be comfortable though.

  19. @LetsTakeWalk on January 31, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    Stop calling these electric skateboards β€œscooters”.

  20. @thndr_5468 on January 31, 2025 at 6:43 pm

    Gosh dang 500 bucks?! Yeah for a broke college kid that ain’t happening

  21. @hexterat on January 31, 2025 at 6:50 pm

    first lol

    first to walk

  22. @Smurfis on January 31, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    I can just see the Redbull scooter guys trying to go up the Chinese steps again no Range Rover booster scooters

  23. @salentino on January 31, 2025 at 6:54 pm

    You should insert also the metric information.

  24. @BlackSheriff84 on January 31, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    I commute daily one my OneWheel. See my channel for more content

  25. @lantienpeng on January 31, 2025 at 7:01 pm

    No one wheel? Lol

  26. @Zoids-bf6op on January 31, 2025 at 7:02 pm

    Eskate for life. Best portable device for travelling and not tainted by irresponsible riders like escooters. Escooters r frown upon the public because of their bad reputation in accidents.

  27. @storm91229 on January 31, 2025 at 7:03 pm

    Trust me, the are better options…πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

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