How we check specs

Every spec is checked against the manufacturer, linked to its source and dated. When a brand publishes two different numbers, we show you both.

Reading a spec

What each value means

840 Wh: Stated by the brand on its own product page.
~804 Wh: Calculated by us, for example battery volts × amp-hours. The "~" marks it.
Not published by brand: The brand doesn't publish it. Gaps stay visible until the brand fills them.
—: We haven't checked this figure yet, or the brand's figure plainly measures something else (a rack limit given as total load, say), so we don't use it.
! Conflicting data: The brand lists two different figures, for example the spec table and the manual. We show both. In comparisons we use the figure least favourable to you (lower capacity, heavier weight, shorter range), unless one source is clearly more specific, like a certificate over a marketing claim. If we can't tell which is right, we use neither.

Status

Status labels

● Active■ Discontinued! Conflicting data⊘ Out of class✓ Verified Sep 2026

Status colors always pair with an icon and a word, so they work without color vision.

Process

How a figure gets in

We read each brand's own product page, spec table and manual, and record every figure with the page it came from and the date we checked it. Reviews, retailers and Amazon listings from other sellers never count as verified. Rider limit and total load are kept apart: a total load includes cargo, so it never stands in for a rider limit. Where two brands sell the same frame under different names, each model page links to the other; we don't claim the companies are related.

Brand facts (warranty, US support, where a brand sells and its return policy) come from the brand's own warranty, contact and policy pages, or its Amazon listing when it has no site of its own. "US support" means a US phone line or office the brand publishes; a returns warehouse or a registered-agent address doesn't count as an office, and we say so.

Model pages link the brochures, spec sheets, manuals and certificates a brand publishes as PDFs, but only files on the brand's own site or linked from its product pages. Manuals are often older than the product page, or shared across models, so the spec sheet uses the product page. When a PDF prints a different figure, the model page says so.

We currently list 191 trikes and 268 e-bikes on sale. State law pages cover all 50 states and DC and cite the statute or state agency page for every rule. Where a state's law doesn't say whether a trike counts as an e-bike, we say it's unclear rather than guess.

Scores

What goes into each score

Seniors fit score

Step-over height · 40%: Lower is better. 12″ or less scores full marks; 20″ or more scores none.
Weight to move · 20%: Total weight with battery. 60 lb or less scores full marks; 150 lb or more scores none.
Published fit data · 20%: Half for a published rider height range, half for a published rider limit.
Top speed · 20%: Gentler is better. 12 mph or less scores full marks; 25 mph or more scores none.

Two-rider score

Total load · 70%: Rider plus passenger plus cargo. 400 lb scores none; 700 lb or more scores full marks.
Step-over height · 30%: For the rider getting on. 12″ or less scores full marks; 22″ or more scores none, and unpublished scores none.

Storage fit score

Folded size · 70%: Folded volume. 10 cu ft or less scores full marks; 40 cu ft or more scores none.
Weight to lift · 30%: Total weight with battery. 60 lb or less scores full marks; 150 lb or more scores none.

Heavy-rider fit score

Rider limit · 70%: 250 lb scores none; 500 lb or more scores full marks.
Total load · 30%: Rider plus cargo. 300 lb scores none; 600 lb or more scores full marks.

Recumbent fit score

Rider limit · 40%: 250 lb scores none; 400 lb or more scores full marks.
Weight to move · 30%: Total weight. 45 lb or less scores full marks; 100 lb or more scores none.
Published fit data · 30%: A published rider height or leg-length (X-seam) range, and a seat height.

Cargo score

Total load · 70%: Rider plus cargo. 350 lb scores none; 700 lb or more scores full marks.
Step-over height · 30%: 12″ or less scores full marks; 22″ or more scores none, and unpublished scores none.

Fat-tire score

Total load · 50%: Rider plus cargo. 300 lb scores none; 600 lb or more scores full marks.
Step-over height · 30%: 12″ or less scores full marks; 22″ or more scores none, and unpublished scores none.
Weight to move · 20%: Total weight with battery. 70 lb or less scores full marks; 150 lb or more scores none.

Trail score

Motor torque · 40%: For climbing. 50 Nm scores none; 110 Nm or more scores full marks.
Battery · 30%: Watt-hours. 400 Wh scores none; 900 Wh or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.
Weight · 30%: Total weight with battery. 45 lb or less scores full marks; 70 lb or more scores none. Unpublished scores none.

Fat-tire bike score

Battery · 35%: Watt-hours. 500 Wh scores none; 1,000 Wh or more scores full marks.
Total load · 35%: Rider plus cargo. 275 lb scores none; 450 lb or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.
Weight · 30%: Total weight with battery. 60 lb or less scores full marks; 95 lb or more scores none. Unpublished scores none.

Value score

Battery · 40%: Watt-hours. 300 Wh scores none; 800 Wh or more scores full marks.
Battery and system safety · 20%: Full marks for UL 2849, which covers the whole electrical system. Half for UL 2271, which covers the battery alone.
Total load · 20%: 275 lb scores none; 400 lb or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.
Weight · 20%: Total weight with battery. 50 lb or less scores full marks; 85 lb or more scores none. Unpublished scores none.

Carry score

Weight to lift · 50%: Total weight with battery. 40 lb or less scores full marks; 80 lb or more scores none.
Folded size · 30%: Folded volume. 6 cu ft or less scores full marks; 16 cu ft or more scores none. Unpublished scores none.
Battery · 20%: Watt-hours. 300 Wh scores none; 800 Wh or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.

Cargo bike score

Total load · 60%: Rider plus passengers plus cargo. 300 lb scores none; 500 lb or more scores full marks.
Battery · 25%: Watt-hours. 500 Wh scores none; 1,000 Wh or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.
Step-over height · 15%: A loaded bike is easier to get on with a low frame. 16″ or less scores full marks; 26″ or more scores none. Unpublished scores none.

Light bike score

Weight · 70%: Total weight with battery. 30 lb or less scores full marks; 55 lb or more scores none.
Battery · 30%: A light bike with a useful battery scores higher. 250 Wh scores none; 700 Wh or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.

Battery score

Battery · 70%: Watt-hours, the one range figure you can compare between brands. 500 Wh scores none; 1,400 Wh or more scores full marks.
Battery and system safety · 15%: Full marks for UL 2849, which covers the whole electrical system. Half for UL 2271, which covers the battery alone.
Weight · 15%: A lighter bike goes further on the same battery. 55 lb or less scores full marks; 95 lb or more scores none. Unpublished scores none.

Commuter score

Weight · 30%: For stairs and racks. Total weight with battery. 40 lb or less scores full marks; 75 lb or more scores none.
Battery · 30%: Watt-hours. 350 Wh scores none; 800 Wh or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.
Motor torque · 20%: For hills and starts at lights. 40 Nm scores none; 90 Nm or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.
Published fit data · 20%: Full marks for a published rider height range.

Moped-style score

Battery · 40%: Watt-hours. 400 Wh scores none; 1,000 Wh or more scores full marks.
Total load · 30%: Many carry a passenger. 275 lb scores none; 450 lb or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.
Motor torque · 30%: 50 Nm scores none; 110 Nm or more scores full marks. Unpublished scores none.

Easy-riding score

Step-over height · 40%: Lower is better. 14″ or less scores full marks; 24″ or more scores none.
Weight to move · 30%: Total weight with battery. 45 lb or less scores full marks; 80 lb or more scores none. Unpublished scores none.
Published fit data · 15%: Full marks for a published rider height range.
Top speed · 15%: Gentler is better. 20 mph or less scores full marks; 28 mph scores none. Unpublished scores none.

Scores use only figures from manufacturer pages. A figure the brand doesn't publish scores nothing. Models missing a score's main figure aren't ranked until the brand publishes it.

Money

How we make money

ePedaler earns a commission from some retailer links. It never affects scores or rankings. The disclosure lists which brands pay us and what commissions never change.