My daily commuter

*Worksman Industrial Tricycle (500-pound capacity).
*36-volt SLA battery
*500-watt hub motor (front wheel)
*22 amp controller (inside wooden box on back deck with battery).

*Top Speed: 22mph.
*Can handle most hills unassisted (but I pedal frequently to help the motor and to maintain good speed on hills).
*Total outfit weighs 130, plus my 200 pounds.
*Can easily pull another adult sitting on the back (they sit on the box facing away from me with feet on platform). I usually just haul one of my kids around the neighborhood for fun.
*Range: About 12 miles in a hilly environment, 20 miles on the flats.
* My commute is 4 miles by paved bike path each way. No mingling with cars.





This is another E-bike I built (www.ebikekit.com).

Same specs as the tricycle (in terms of the motor and battery kit). Very fun and effective, and easy to balance if you can get the weight in the frame instead of on a rear rack.





My next project will be must more powerful, will use LifePo batteries (48-volt) and will have offroad capability. It will be based on this bike model (cromoly frame):