How an electric skateboard can improve your commute

If you are a regular urban commuter, it can be easy to get lost in the day to day subway trips, the long moments of sitting in traffic or the years of your life waiting on a bus or light rail. With the average commute in North America ranging from 23-30 minutes, you are spending nearly an entire 7 hour shift of work each week just getting to your place of work. This added time and stress often leads to extra fatigue in the workplace, added strain on your vehicle, extra transportation expenses and more.

Many commuters are working to find other methods for their commute. They are turning to biking, jogging or carpooling to ease some of the load on our roadways and some of the expense associated with commuting. A fun new type of commuting that is catching on for many people is using an electric skateboard for commuting.

Electric skateboarding explained:

Electric skateboarding is very different than the idea of a manual push board. They are often much more stable to ride, they have a longer wheelbase and they cruise well over a variety of terrain. They can travel at speeds that keep up with traffic, they fit into bike lanes and they don’t require all the effort of manual transportation options like cycling.

An electric skateboard comes with a bank of batteries on the bottom and a gear or belt drive the powers the wheels. The user rides the board just like a normal longboard but with a hand remote that includes a throttle and braking system. The range of some of the best electric skateboards can be over 150km giving plenty of room for commuters to make it to their jobs without running out of juice.

How electric skateboards improve your commute:

They can make it more exciting:

Sitting in traffic on a nice day can feel like torture but with a Lacroix board or electric skateboard, you can be out in the weather and enjoying the sunshine during your commute. You can feel the wind in your hair, take on an offroad trail with the upgraded suspension, find new shortcuts or simply be out on a nice day away from the congestion of the freeway.

They can save you on fuel:

The Lacroix Lonestar Supersport has an incredible range of 80-160km giving you the chance to commute for close to the entire week for just a few cents in electric power. When you compare that to the cost of fuel, you could be saving hundreds of dollars per year on the cost of your vehicle. If you live in the right climate and decided to ditch your car entirely, you could be saving thousands when you consider the costs of maintenance, fuel, insurance, parking and more. The boards are easy to take with you into any space and they can charge up in just 2 hours with the upgraded charger!

They can save you time:

If you are used to taking public transportation or sitting in traffic, opting for an electric skateboard could be a way to save time. Offroad electric skateboards like the Lacroix Jaws are able to take on any terrain giving you the option to cut through parks, take on wildlife trails, easily move through bikelanes and more. Combining together your shortcuts could free you from sitting in traffic and help you find a more direct route to work.

They can improve your health:

Choosing to sit on the metro or sit in traffic for an hour each day can cause you to be more lethargic. Even though an electric skateboard doesn’t require you to push it along, you will still be burning calories by standing and balancing. Choosing to go through a commute by electric skateboard can be more relaxing and better for your mental health and it is a better option for your physical health too. Making the switch over to electric skateboard commuting can leave you going into work and leaving work feeling more energised.

If you are interested in making the switch for your commute, check out Lacroix electric skateboards today.