[JFarkas]

Got mine a few weeks back and can address this from my experience.

• Yes, you can ride normally but not the neutral gear scenario. The motor only adds a 2 pounds or so and is barely noticeable, but it has a switch under the board and on the hand control. You could turn everything on and only use when you wanted though since the charge is lengthy.

• It has regenerative breaking, so only recharges on break. But any real hill and this option is kind of a godsend.

• The motor shuts off if it goes beyond a certain degree up hill. Not ideal for this. But great for moderate or small hills to keep speed up.