Yes and no. Revel is and was a company who sold private labeled LandWheel (LW) drives in the US. Landwheel came out around the same time as Mellow, and delivered a Mellow knock off before Mellow actually came out. LW went through 5 iteration of their drive units over 3 years due to various problems beta tester (myself included) found. There were wires that melted, ESCs that blew, brakes that should be charged with attempted murder, plastic housing that were too brittle and literally fell apart. They literally replace everyone with new units each time and at the end, it was finally a solid product. It was FOC quiet, smooth acceleration and braking curves. Not Mellow’s “Made In German” kind of claim, but they learned from their mistakes. So I’m actually confident that this new drive which is a collaboration between LW and Revel will be good. I have a Mellow and I think their remote suck compared to what LW had.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revel/revel-kit-the-ultimate-electric-skateboard-conversion-kit