Originally Posted by
qualia8
$12k per bike? That's almost the price of a gasoline-powered small truck. It's gotta come down.
Then again, they're made in England, where the pound has doubled against the dollar. We need to make them here... or in China. With volume and competition, an electric-assist cargo trike should be under $5k.
80,000 jobs were cut in the US. Lots of cheap labor around now for bike manufacture and deliveries!
It will/would if they made as many trikes as they do small trucks...
I think it is an excellent concept and hope to see many more of them in use. I was working at a large university and it amazed me the number of trucks and vans that were in use where something like this would make more sense.
Also IMHO nothing wrong with electric boost, especially if they are hauling a load.
Aaron
