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Old 04-27-2011, 07:57 AM   #22 (permalink)
billyjones
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Now, about the electric motor.

I've used 36 volt, 750 watt electric motors on bicycles and tricycles. If you pedal a lot and only use the electric motor on hills you can expect about 20 miles before the batteries require 4 hours of charging. Continuous motor use will reduce that to about 5 miles or less.

Lithium will go farther and charge quicker but not much farther and not a lot quicker.
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