Folding Electric Trike Capable Of 28 MPH

I don’t really get the trike phenomenon, but there is definitely a movement out there that prefers three wheels to either four or two. The HP Velotechnik Scorpion fs 26-Pedelec (phew!) is a folding electric tricycle with pedals and a motor that allow for speeds up to 28 mph. Also, it costs $7,500.

Bicycling is big business these days, especially in urban areas where people have gotten sick and tired of mass transit or sitting in traffic. This has led to a boom in the custom bicycle and e-bike business. and what we’ll just call the Scorpion from here on out hopes to capture the premium end of the market.

With a large back wheel, pedals, and a 500-watt hub-mounted electric motor, the Scorpion electric trike can still be folded into a space small enough to fit most car trunks or storage closets. Built by those crafty Germans, the top-end model allows for a motor-assisted top speed of 28 mph, which in ze Fatherland requires an auto license and insurance. A 15 mph model, as well as a recumbent bike with no electric motor at all is also available, but where is the fun in that?

The Scorpion isn’t cheap at $7,500, but the pricing is in the same ballpark as some of the other neat e-bikes that have been making the news. I still don’t get the whole trike thing, unless it happens to involve drifting or street surfing, but I guess some people just dig being different.

Source: Gizmag

  

Surf The Streets With A Standing Electric Trike

What is the future of personal transportation? It’s a question that has inventors the world over looking for an affordable and compact solution to getting around an increasingly crowded world. One of the more, ahem, creative ideas, is Black Sparrow Industries Tribey recumbent electric bike that, in standard configuration, requires the rider to stand while driving. Sounds both foolhardy, and fun.

Because Sitting Is Boring

Utilizing a 48-volt battery pack and a 1 kW electric motor, the Tribey can go up to 18 miles on a charge. and a top speed of 25 mph.

Doesn’t sound fast, but I’m sure it would lead to a nasty case of road rash/lawsuits, which is why the Tribey can also be set up as your standard recumbent bike.

You know, the kind you sit on.

Oh, and before you can buy it you have to sign a lability waiver that basically absolves Black Sparrow Industries from the inevitable broken face you’ll suffer while surfing through the streets. That’s not exactly reassuring, but probably necessary, in today’s sue-everybody climate. On a more uplifting note, the Tribey is highly upgradable, and can even tow a small trailer, which could see it being used as a light delivery vehicle in certain metro areas.

The Next Fad? Who Knows

And while standing electric trikes aren’t likely to catch on with consumers anytime soon, it should be noted that around the turn of the century all sorts of wacky “horseless carriages” could be seen on America’s streets. At just $2,500, the Tribey is at the very least an affordable alternative to an automobile, and you never know what fad might catch on with Americans these days.

Source: Gizmag

All Electric Three Wheeled Trike - EV

Josh Hadar has built a solar electric three-wheeler that will knock you on your ass — literally.

The New York artist has made a name for himself fashioning wildly ornate bicycles and motorized bikes as radical as they are beautiful. He’s back with a wild trike that has enough torque to throw you off the back. That’s exactly what happened the first time he fired it up.

“The first test ride was a virtual wheelie-fest that left its rider sprawled on the ground,” he said.

That kind of hooning, while fun, was a bit much. Hadar added an Alltrax programmable controller and tweaked the gear ratios to rein in the Mars Electric motor, which produces 4.8 kilowatts (6.4 horsepower) continuous and 15 kilowatts peak. Four 12-volt lead-acid batteries give the E-Trike a range of up to 30 miles. Hadar figures he could double the range with a lithium nano-phosphate battery pack.

Everything’s bolted to a carbon-steel frame. It rolls on a 20-inch front wheel with 26-inchers at the rear. The trike is 8.4 feet long — about the length of Smart car — and depending upon the gearing she’ll max out at 45 mph. That’s gotta be fun.

Power comes from a 750-watt array of six solar panels mounted on the roof of Hadar’s studio, making this black beauty totally green.

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With as much as 20 horsepower on tap and a top speed of 45 mph, you know you want to ride it.

Carbon-steel frame is powder-coated gloss black. The E-Trike is the same length as a Smart but so much cooler.

A closer look at the electric drivetrain.

Source: Wired