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Whilst we usually talk about the application, functional use and emissions benefits of EVs - some EVs are just for fun! In the second of his Swedish trilogy, Andy Torbet meets with Awake Boards who have developed some incredible, fully electric surfboards.
These boards work via a hand control and have a choice of batteries that can be easily fitted with the bigger battery giving up to 1 hour of riding time. Whilst these boards are aimed at the high end market, Awake are using the technology to work on more functional search and rescue equipment. They're also part of the AIM ZERO project in Sweden along with CAKE bikes, X-Shore boats & Polestar. But the real question is how many times will Andy fall off??
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[@Tubeflux]

One of your best videos! Great topic! 😎

[@nc3826]

But the real question is do they have a battery recycling program?

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

@roadking080161 great to see you☠️⛽☠️💚 buzzing off toxic fossil fuel burning war cartels 🌎👏

[@JetSurfingNation]

Love the video and your efforts to learn Awake, fun wipeouts made my day!

[@otterylexa4499]

When they have that Search&Rescue system done,I'd love to see an episode on it.

[@JetSurfingNation]

Yes a lot of different applications for a jetboard

[@JetSurfingNation]

Great video, not sure how I missed it before! Yes, very interesting *jetboard* , one of the most powerful and most expensive on the market!
Keep on riding!

[@TheEVside]

Love this! Andy brings a level of excitement to the team, good work guys!

[@JetSurfingNation]

Great work and great effort on those wipeouts

[@kenfaust3452]

I could watch hours of footage of this guy falling off electric surfboards. So cool!

[@JackieWelles]

This was very interesting episode ! Thank you for doing it ! Its nice to see EV things for fun getting some attention and this being Andy video makes it even better!

[@richardclarke3924]

For all those that want one, yours for €14,500, they didn’t mention that bit!!!

[@fourbypete]

They only mention it if it's cheap which this is not. It's the same as those carbon fiber electric boards from Hawaii.

[@timmurphy5541]

I imagine that someone will start a hire business so you'll be able to experience it for money you can afford. It might not be the kind of thing one would want to buy anyhow - if you're only going to have time to play with it every now and then.

[@Arek_R.]

Electric surfboards from the past were around 50k so this one is actually quite reasonable.
Don't expect it to be 1k just because you're poor and that's what you could pay for something like that.
If you want to make it yourself it's like 4-10k just in parts depending on target power.

[@richardclarke3924]

Arek R. It’s not about “being poor” Arek R, it’s that Fullychraged has been a channel about EV transportation and clean energy promotion and is the reason I think the channel does so much good and does it well. If it’s going to promote rich kids toys it’s should be honest about the limitations of the product they are advertising I.e the price tag and if you see from the comments a lot of people agree. It’s a great piece of kit without a doubt but it’s not really going to cut down congestion in Stockholm any time soon and for that reason I question the need for it to feature on Fullycharged. I’ve seen John do other shows on quirky modes of transport, the skateboard/mono wheel/scooter episode was filmed 100 yards from my house but all the kit featured had a viable contribution to reducing urban connection. The Cake bike episode also showcased a really smart bike. Just questioning the logic, of the feature.
Regards

[@TerraPosse]

That has actually come down then. Their first model was €18k.

[@squalloogal]

Thank you for NOT having this video riddled with ads.

[@coniow]

Coming soon to a James Bond 007 film near you. . . . .

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

Exactly what I thought of.

[@JetSurfingNation]

Silver surfer!

[@Fredrilguste]

Impressive production! 🏄‍♂️⚡️🇸🇪

[@JetSurfingNation]

Really cool technology!

[@bikecommuter24]

Thats does look like a lot of fun and I too can appreciate the falling down and not getting hurt part.
Being a older person I don't heal as fast as I used to and injuries are easy to come by, but I still enjoy trying out new vehicles love the new ebikes coming out.

[@luckyluc8890]

Never heard from this before! Great product and a great episode

[@beerg1]

That was an awesome day for sure! ⚡️

[@jonblacklock1052]

This, like many things, just makes me wish I lived in Scandinavia! Forward looking people who appreciate so much more than we seem to in this world.

[@kinkong1961]

Now that looks like fun if I was young and fit I would be on one in a second love the wakeboards with power just awesome. Andy is perfect for these types of demos he is just so capable as a stuntman he has to be oh I've seen him on 007 not saying which one but he is a cool dude and its so nice to see him on fully charged and I hope for many years to come.

[@philipwerner233]

That was a really great day!

[@AndyTorbetOfficial]

It was. Thanks Philip. Hope we can do more in the future.

[@markcornwall8132]

Me : " Thats what I want for Christmas"
Her : Nope

[@JetSurfingNation]

It's worth it

[@matweg666]

That looks like epic fun, I want to have a go as soon as I'll get the chance!!! 🌊

[@JetSurfingNation]

Try it!

[@favclassisspy9478]

Would be great to rent on holiday

[@ZarlanTheGreen]

It's quite delightful, to see a Fully Charged episode, in my city :)

[@mickwilson127]

Saw a guy using one of these 12 hours ago on the freezing cold Loch Lomond. He was quite accomplished and it looked like he was riding about 600mm above the smooth water.

[@johngentry8612]

Only just seen this, how awesome, & regarding the comments on cost, well I have wakeboarded for some years, great fun, no where near as much fun as these babies, Wake boarding, is great but you are totally dependent on other forces/people, & have to follow where the boat pulls you.
For a good wakeboard set up, you could be talking £250 thousand. Hi tech twin inboards, trailer, towing vehicle, out of use storage, believe me £15k for this kind of independent fun, thrown in the back of a van, I’d say worth every penny & more. Split the cost between four, & all I see are some great experiences.

[@animistchannel2983]

For every gas-powered jet-ski that gets replaced by one of these, the world is a better place. From his later comments, it sounds like they are going directly against that market next. I say, "Bravo!" An electric surf board is cute. If that leads to an electric 1- or 2-man small fishing boat or yacht tender, that could replace a lot of noisy, dirty motorboats... with blessed clean peace.
People are going to have their toys, at whatever price point they can afford; and if you want to get the leisurely, wealthy & influential to support the EV transition, you have to include them in it. This also means we get to use their money to fund development of more modest products and systems, for ramping up scales of economy for those who need that.
Think strategically, people! Don't be bitching about the price because it's out of your range for now. Just be glad they are selling well to people who could otherwise afford to drive water-toys that create massive amounts of noise, pollution, and turbulence in our fresh and coastal waters that are the most sensitive to toxicity and disruption.
As these kinds of products work towards mass-production and lowered costs, they will also have developed more efficient systems and better battery packs. In exchange for waiting for them to come to your price point, you will get a better product with more range and so on. For now, you can afford to let the rich kids and the true fanatics be your beta-testers.

[@animistchannel2983]

@mark bushnell Yes, thank you, yes you do. These electric ones seem more aimed at the towed-wakeboard and jet-ski crowd, though. They aren't really for surfing, after all, but more for flat-water riding.
That's why I was on about these things maybe getting some gas engines off the sensitive waterways. It's the wakeboard without the 200hp of dirty disturbance in nature.
The cool (and almost scary) thing in surfboards these days are those "wingboards" with the hydrofoils under them. Have you seen that? Holy khao! Surfers be getting into all kinds of mad speed in shoal-draft waters on those.
I've always been a sail & paddle guy myself, but I'm thinking I could retire to live on one of those new kinds of solar-paneled cruiser boats. Similar kind of quiet but without all the hard labor and hoisting things about.
Clearly, when it comes to all the noise & excitement, "I'm getting too old for this shit." I just want to glide around peaceful-like and maybe get a spot of fishing in :)

[@crazEgamer201]

Even ignoring that, I will never own a jetski or a powered surfboard or any other high cost single use luxury device. I may, however, rent one if it's available nearby. You set up a course for these things in a small lake and rent them by the charge, I can imagine I and many others would rather give this a whack than a petrol powered jetski.

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

These guys need to talk to surf rescue teams like Bondi Rescue. These things could get life savers out quickly.

[@astruga]

You can either get that or a seat mii electric for roughly the same price 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheEventsWorkshop]

🤣🤣 That would be me falling off constantly. Well done Andy, great video!!

[@seanstampley9739]

Freakin' Cool. That looks like so much fun!!

[@kenhardesty9222]

Can you list the Specifications, please? What's the weight? Will the board fit on the roof of a car? What's the price? Shipping fees? any distributors or marketing reresentatives in the USA?

[@mattysea7163]

Amazing Tech!!!!

[@brucekennedy5274]

How frickin’ cool is that??!

[@skodbolle]

omg! i want one!!

[@Wookey.]

Indeed, but can you afford one: they are only a bit cheaper than bottom of the range cars, so like most boating toys 'reassuringly expensive'. This should improve somewhat over time. I see you can get a paddleboard motor for £500, which won't be as exciting, but is it a little less excessive.

[@ferkeap]

Fun, but do we want more and more equipment.
There is no limit on how much stuff we make.
It be interesting if they would have a full contained cycle.
So only lease them out, with which the product life is the central responsibility of the producer.

[@mattysea7163]

Amazing tech!!

[@kevintam57]

Where's the speedboat? Oh - the board is the speedboat! love it.

[@rowanditcham9617]

Love the wipeouts, great video

[@craigevans6156]

How about a look at the new range of battery powered outboard motors for support of sailing events such as safety cover, Mark laying and judging duties. Torqeedo, Evoy etc?

[@mralistair737]

i assume they will do one on the boat manufacturer they mentioned there.

[@willlehrfeld457]

Very cool.

[@chillmeister]

That looked so much fun.

[@Nertez]

Looks absolutely amazing, but holy shit, 16000 €???

[@JeanBaklazan]

go for Jetsurf electric:) its bit cheaper and fun

[@ideoformsun5806]

I used to water ski when I was young, and the worst part was the stinky exhaust from the engine, the oil spilling on the water, and worrying about the propeller. None of that here.
Also, it was sad seeing the dead fish that occasionally got in the way of the propeller.

[@pe248]

an autonomous version of that would be immense for search and rescue..."come with me if you want to live" climb on, attach yourself to it and it relays you to help

[@tshaw7001]

Wwooooowwwww, really nice..yes we need lighter weight longer lasting batteries ...wow

[@pauladams1829]

A canoe or kayak fitted with this would be interesting.

[@dwc1964]

that might be something for the search-and-rescue operation
it just struck me, if you put two of them side-by-side with a lattice-type frame hooked up between them, you've got a little catamaran... has someone done something like that, or is my brain goofing on me again?

[@BonnieBlue2A]

Is the fin collapsible and has anyone taken this over a waterski jump and remained standing on the landing? 😁

[@littleb9298]

The best point of this thing is not it is Electric,
it is that you can surf without WAVES!

[@JetSurfingNation]

Surfing jetboard on the waves is even more fun

[@lotusgav]

Well that’s Xmas sorted then !

[@ruimatos2573]

espectacular!!!!!!!!

[@Mr_Battlefield]

That looks like a lot of fun. But I can never afford that. I need to master snowboarding and surfing first. I have skateboarding down so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

[@KevinT3141]

Definitely snowboard. I discovered it five years ago at age 45 and can't imagine living without doing it now. It turned winter from something I endured to something I can't wait for!

[@KevinT3141]

We just need EV snowboards now that can get you up the hill on your own, bypassing the queue for the lift. :-)

[@dr-k1667]

As summer is over for my part of the world and due to covid it wasn't much of a summer...it's nice to see this today and dream about better days. I know they aren't inexpensive, but like with all new things, the prices will come down and if you are truly in the market and have a summer holiday home, it is something worth looking into as the prices will not be as much of a shock since the market is generally for those who have the income to spend on leisure.

[@jessicakirsh]

I so want one!

[@martinjoyce9274]

Anyone seen an Audi q2 etron. I just seen one in shanghai . How to post a picture?

[@ephrimvael]

.. he wiped out at 1:13 didn't he? :)

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

We really are in the 21st century! Awesome

[@JetSurfingNation]

totally *WORTH It!*

[@Venerable471]

What's the intro song

[@Fals3Agent]

this is brilliant!

[@ejbh3160]

Now I want to see Robert on one 3:)

[@davidsworld5837]

that would have been a more fun video. it would be then not if he could stand up but how many seconds before he fell off and the count on the number of times he did it.

[@Martin-se3ij]

Nice

[@Roamor1]

Would love to give it a try, probably harder than it looks...

[@JetSurfingNation]

It's easy, most people learn jetboarding in 10-15 mins

[@asasmay]

QUIERO UNO!!!!!

[@Parax77]

Next up can we see the Audi E-Tron E-Foil.

[@caravanstuff2827]

Yeah that's great,nice toys but can we see some stores on heavy transport!...like trucks &buses electric and hydrogen these are the things that are make a difference to climate change!!

[@fullychargedshow]

brad auckram yes, we’re filming those too.

[@grandpalarry7776]

The wakeboards look amazing but 16000 to 17000 euros is pricey.

[@JetSurfingNation]

Worth it 100% .. there are also cheaper jetboards

[@geoffnewman3109]

Where was Robert?

[@davidsworld5837]

may be they need an app to home the board back to the rider who falls off

[@timlay4504]

Great video - would be even better if we could hear the sound of the board (and Andy falling in to the water) too much music.

[@JetSurfingNation]

There is no noise in the electric jetboard

[@timmurphy5541]

Awesome :-)

[@johnknight9150]

I was rather hoping they'd have a riding segment without music playing - I'd like to know how much noise it makes.

[@JetSurfingNation]

No noise, it's electric jetboard

[@johnknight9150]

@@JetSurfingNation Even electric motors make a whine though.

[@dantoes1]

I like electric skateboards, bikes Segways etc, I would love to own one of these surfboards one day, however 15.000 euro is insane. I would rather buy an second-hand Car for that!

[@mralistair737]

I expect mostly the customers will be renting them out by the hour in resorts and the like... if you are paying £15 an hour and can rent it 4 or 5 hours a day, that's not bad. better than the return a rental car. that and rich boys toys. if you own a £15million yacht, these are nice compact alternatives to a jet ski, stick 5 of them in and never notice the difference in cost.

[@djash7161]

Wicked!!!

[@tswrench]

It seems a lot of these electric surfboards, wakeboards--what have you--place the rider in an awkward stance with the front foot higher than the back foot. This results in a fundamental imbalance. The fact that the propulsion comes from behind, like a wave, should be the guiding principle as to how this board should plane on the water. If these boards were to level-off at planing speed, the rider could stand with their weight forward on an even footing, and heel-to-toe turning would look and feel a lot more natural. It looks like this board is designed to plane like a wakeboard that's being pulled from the front, and it that's why it looks awkward to ride with too much front foot lift coming from a bow wave created by the nose rocker. I've been surfing for well over 40 years, and I wouldn't want to ride in a stance like that, as it eliminates too many options.

[@Fredrilguste]

You could always ride without footstraps / bindings and have that free feels like surfing!

[@tswrench]

@@Fredrilguste - I don't have a problem with the footstraps, really. It's the way the board planes, so it has more to do with the bottom design, and possibly the weight distribution. The e-foils do a better job of leveling the tilt of the board when the board achieves planing speed.

[@JetSurfingNation]

I have been jetboarding for years. You get used to the new stance in 15 mins... very easy

[@micahackerman2405]

Next Bond vehicle?

[@RobJeffrey]

They look like amazing fun but £15,500 for the base model!!!! Priced for exclusivity. Good luck to them though.

[@FarfettilLejl]

It's new technology, I'm sure prices will go down

[@JetSurfingNation]

Worth it 100%.. also there are cheaper jetboards on the market

[@GreenJimll]

Is it just me thinking that the military would probably be interested in these too?

[@biggityboggityboo8775]

@mark bushnell infiltration

[@MrAdopado]

You're right .. it's just you.

[@c4rltsyt]

€17k 😳

[@iainhusband445]

Why didn't Robert do this one????

[@FarfettilLejl]

Why yes?

[@Cloxxki]

A toy that requires batteries. How many hours of use will it get before discarded? Divide the production footprint by that number.
There is no fossil fueled alternative so it's not cleaner than an alternative somehow.

[@francesconicoletti2547]

Cloxxki it will be rented at resorts, it’s too expensive for all but the richest to buy. As they said in the episode it’s an alternative to a wake board which is towed behind a a boat.

[@cosmodoc]

I would consider one for £5k

[@JetSurfingNation]

Not realistic but you can get one for 10k

[@paulb2765]

Very pricey

[@netgeek3010]

This is the issue with these products from small volume manufacturers is the cost. Because their factory and their scale it's hard to get this to a more consumer friendly price point. There is also an electric hoverboard or something similar problem over 10,000 US if not 20K. You could buy a small electric car. The issue is scale and the price of parts for small volume manufacturing. This is why Elon and others push hard for outside investment so they can manufacture the product at a point that made consumer sense.

[@pipstein612]

Totally agree €16K, is a big ask for anyone other than 1%’ers who will see it just as another toy.

[@netgeek3010]

@@pipstein612 The funny thing apparently I would imagine tons of surfboard experts would buy it just watched a video of Casey where he went to a place that has a wave maker and it costs 50K for a day to rent. Apparently tons of surfboarders go their to use it this is the likely crowd who too would put up the 16K to buy one. There is a market but a very small one for sure.

[@TearyEyesAnderson]

Wow expensive. $18,660.00 You could buy almost 2 Zero DS electric motorcycles for that.

[@allocater2]

Baywatch approves.

[@markyboyclark]

eFoil next 😁

[@solexxx8588]

Already available.

[@JetSurfingNation]

Check our efoil reviews

[@usaverageguy]

I like the part where he fell down.

[@metricstormtrooper]

Who would have thought, a surfboard that doesn't run on fossil fuel, next they'll invent a boat that gets blown along by the wind.

[@robertsharrock188s]

That thing is tank.

[@stephen300o6]

About time we replaced those damn fossil fuelled surfboards. Just a minute...

[@tagteamchampions]

to be fair, this is removing the need for a boat to pull you.

[@JetSurfingNation]

if you mean jetsurf ... well petrol boards are still more powerful and much lighter

[@FarfettilLejl]

Andy, can you present next shirtless? ;)

[@perryd.goldinstitute8770]

🎮🌍🗝

[@GuyFerguson]

Great video! Like others, I too think we should have been able to hear the board running in the water. There was too much of that horribly over compressed obligatory rubbish music.

[@GoldenSim27]

25k C$ for the s model , what a joke, i can have a good brand new car for that money , its only a darn electric surf , actually looks fun , ill make my own for 1k$

[@kevmatt8450]

i wonder if the cartel have invested in these

[@MarcCoteMusic]

That looks like great fun. Sadly, at 25-27 thousand dollars Canadian (plus taxes), this is just another toy for the rich.

[@CareXish]

Waaaaaaaayyy too expensive. I can buy a high end motorcycle with that money!

[@iandavidson99]

I think that might sink

[@CareXish]

Ian Davidson hope so! Would love to have one!

[@sirenbrian]

The target market is probably people for whom 14.5k euro isn't a big deal.

[@ideatorx]

17,000 euros.... Its more than most cars, whos buying this?! Billionares for their yachts? Environmentalism at its best...

[@JetSurfingNation]

There are many cheaper jetboards.. 100% worth it

[@7sq]

Another bad music video !!!

[@heatleynoble]

It was so hot the other day. I walked out for frozen pizza at the local shop. When I got back it was 100% cooked and 100% eaten.

[@michaeldanby4193]

So this is worse for the environment than a surfboard

[@biggityboggityboo8775]

Without the need for the speed boat how is this worse than surfing behind a speed boat?

[@Meltzmaen]

And it is so affordable... just 16000 Euros. But it is electric, it has to be worth a brandnew small car. You guys are really losing it.
This show is not about making a change with alterantives anymore, this just went to being a big advertising channel for overpriced electric gadgets.
This is really sad.

[@JetSurfingNation]

It's just a start. New tech is always pricey.. 100% worth it

[@metricstormtrooper]

What a load of tosh, we already have wave powered surfboards, no wonder Jonny left.