I am also electrifying my trike. (Trailmate Lowrider). I was looking at either a 36 Volt or 48 Volt setup (1000 Watt Motors each with 12AH SLA's). I am trying to figure out what gear size to use as well...(and whether or not I need a freewheel mechanism to avoid drag when peddling).
A friend of mine is electrifying a Saturn and got me into this; he told me there is a formula for figuring speed by figuring tire revolutions per mile and that would help determine desired gear size. (I plan on researching that a bit more tomorrow). It sounds like we have the power for compromising and getting both some speed and a fair amount of torque with the setups we are planning on.
Advice is quite welcomed!
A friend of mine is electrifying a Saturn and got me into this; he told me there is a formula for figuring speed by figuring tire revolutions per mile and that would help determine desired gear size. (I plan on researching that a bit more tomorrow). It sounds like we have the power for compromising and getting both some speed and a fair amount of torque with the setups we are planning on.
Advice is quite welcomed!