EBike Rickshaw FACEOFF 750watt Front Hub vs 1000 Watt Mid Drive! Which Electric Rickshaw is Best?

Comparing the 1000-watt mid-drive Rickshaw to the 750-watt front hub Rickshaw. Hey everyone, I'm Dustin. I have nearly 20 years of experience in the bike and e-bike industry. Today, we're going to compare our brand-new 1000-watt mid-drive Rickshaw to our 750-watt front hub Rickshaw. Now, we've got two Rickshaws, identical except for the motors. Now, both of these are our newer Rickshaws, with hydraulic brakes, and they both have the hitch attachment. This one is a sample, which doesn't, but all the new ones moving forward with the front hub do have the hitch attachment, so you could add the second row of seating or a cargo basket. Now, you can see here on the mid-drive, the motor is located in the crankshaft, and on the front hub, it is located in the front hub. Now, the Newton meter of the 1000-watt is 130, whereas with the 750-watt front hub, it is 90.

Now, the Newton meter is how you talk about torque when it comes to electric bikes and e-trike motors. So you're getting a higher wattage output, and you're also getting more torque with the 1000-watt mid-drive motor. Deliberating between the two of these and wondering which one is right for you, the first thing I will say is that the thousand-watt is going to be several hundred dollars more. Again, a more expensive motor, mid-drive motors are always going to run more expensive than a front hub or rear-mounted motor. That's just how it is across the e-bike industry. Now, everything else is created equal, same battery size, 21 amp hours, same seat, same basket under the seat, same shocks, tires, you name it. So, the reason you'd wanna opt for the 1000 watt is if you are someone who's going to frequently ride hills or very steep hills, and if you want any chance of bringing a passenger up a very steep hill, the 1000 watt's gonna be the way to go.

In terms of the 750 watts, you can do hills. I have brought passengers, done lots of videos with me, plus passengers up to 200 pounds, and I can take on hills, no problem with the front hub. But if you're gonna have very steep hills, or you are gonna even take on more weight than a 200-pound passenger, or I should take that back, if the rider's more than 250 pounds, the more torque is good. Now, for flat ground, if you do primarily flat ground, I believe the 750-watt front hub is more than enough, the thousand-watt is a lot of torque. So when you touch the motor or the throttle on the thousand-watt, it is very responsive and very, very powerful. So again, if you're doing primarily flat ground and your passenger load is 200 pounds or less, then I believe you don't need the thousand-watt motor. Now, if you're going to hook up the hitch attachment and put a 200-pound passenger plus some cargo or a second row of seating, not a bad idea for flat ground to have the 1,000 watts, but do you need it? You don't.

I have done tons of rides with a second row of seating with my kids and my wife, and on flat ground, I have no problem with the attachment, three kids, and my wife with a 750-watt front hub motor. Again, if you have some hills in there and you want to use the second row, opt for the 1000-watt motor. Now, the difference is, if you're someone looking at buying the Rickshaw for yourself, you're not going to ride with passengers that much, or you're going to replace the seat with a basket. Again, if you're a heavier guy, like over 220 pounds, the 1000 watts are going to make it easier to get up hills. But if you're doing primarily flat ground and you're a passenger under 250 pounds, the 1,000 watts is going to be a lot of power, in my opinion, unnecessary, to be honest with you. But again, if you want maximum torque, maximum power, and if you just want to have the extra power for maybe when that day comes that you do want to hook the trailer up or a second row of seating, then the 1,000 watts is a great option.

So, all those things to consider, and just one thing I'll mention is I have the front hub rickshaw at my house. I consistently take my three kids out for a ride. Their total weight combined is probably, let's say, 160 pounds, all three of them. I can get them up a pretty big hill to my house. Now, the thousand-watt would make that easier, but I do it on the 750-watt, and like I said, I've hooked up the trailer with the 750-watt on flat ground, and it's no problem at all. Once I put it into level assist 5, or I just use the throttle, it can tow all of us with no issue whatsoever, so I think that sums it up. Just in closing, if you're going to do hills, you're over 250 pounds, and you want to make it as easy as possible on you, opt for the 1000-watt. Also, if you plan to tow a lot of cargo, 1000 watts is a good option. But if you're going to be primarily flat ground or lighter loads, a 750-watt front hub should be no problem at all.

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