Originally Posted by
geebee
Ebikehawaii, is completely wrong as usual.
eg. 500w on a MTB is ~26mph
1000w is only ~33 mph
And that is running high pressure slicks.
A velomobile will just about hit 45mph on 500w, and a velomobile is along way from a Huffy MTB.
Like I said with a high voltage controller a 500 watt motor should get to 45 mph. Oviously you would need a hi voltage battery pack and your peak motor wattage may exceed 2000 watts your speed will depend on many variubles.