Chinese Electric Trikes

Yeah, I thought about posting that one too, but it was so similar to the others I decided not to bother

I've actually been doing a lot of research into importing motorcycles, and it turns out that even that is harder than I thought. The easiest option would be to purchase them as incomplete vehicles, removing all of the components which do not comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), and remove the drive train, then import it as an "assemblage of motor vehicle equipment items". The items which would need to be removed (if they are non-compliant) are: brake hoses, brake fluid, glazing, lighting equipment, seat belt assemblies, tires, and rims.

The nice thing about all those equipments, is that those parts all carry their DOT certification from the original part manufacturer over to the vehicle manufacturer, so if you wanted to import a large number of vehicles you could probably get the Chinese manufacturer to source components from DOT-certified vendors (for a premium price, I'm sure). Then the vehicle would only need to be shipped without the electric motor and the differential (or belt), since these are the only "drive train" components an electric vehicle has.

Once imported, you would still need to do some more work. You'd need to become a Manufacturer yourself, and submit VIN information to the NHTSA. The vehicles would need compliant hardware installed, new electric motors and other drive train components, and all the proper VIN engraving and vehicle information labeling that the law requires. (I think the VIN/Labeling stuff can be skipped if you are building one soley for yourself, kind of like kit-building a car, but I'm not 100% sure on that).

So yeah, it's kind of involved.

Yeah, I thought about posting that one too, but it was so similar to the others I decided not to botherI've actually been doing a lot of research into importing motorcycles, and it turns out that even that is harder than I thought. The easiest option would be to purchase them as incomplete vehicles, removing all of the components which do not comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), and remove the drive train, then import it as an "assemblage of motor vehicle equipment items". The items which would need to be removed (if they are non-compliant) are: brake hoses, brake fluid, glazing, lighting equipment, seat belt assemblies, tires, and rims.The nice thing about all those equipments, is that those parts all carry their DOT certification from the original part manufacturer over to the vehicle manufacturer, so if you wanted to import a large number of vehicles you could probably get the Chinese manufacturer to source components from DOT-certified vendors (for a premium price, I'm sure). Then the vehicle would only need to be shipped without the electric motor and the differential (or belt), since these are the only "drive train" components an electric vehicle has.Once imported, you would still need to do some more work. You'd need to become a Manufacturer yourself, and submit VIN information to the NHTSA. The vehicles would need compliant hardware installed, new electric motors and other drive train components, and all the proper VIN engraving and vehicle information labeling that the law requires. (I think the VIN/Labeling stuff can be skipped if you are building one soley for yourself, kind of like kit-building a car, but I'm not 100% sure on that).So yeah, it's kind of involved.

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Number one. Trikes and electric trikes ride differently than electric bikes. That is really important to know. If you've never ridden a tricycle before, or if you're someone that only rode a tricycle when you were three, four, or five years old, and you've just been on a bike most of your life, when you get onto a trike, especially an electric trike, I think it's really important that you're prepared for the experience that you are going to have on an electric trike.

What I say, when I say they ride different, they feel different, it is a completely different experience. The way you turn. The way you accelerate, decelerate, and also what a tricycle is capable of, versus a bicycle is totally different.

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One thing I'll point out is how you turn is a little bit different. You want to lean away from your turns on tricycles. On two wheel bicycles you'll want to lean into your turns and take the turn at a very decent pace also. On a tricycle you'll want to take turns much, much slower than on a two wheel bicycle. You need to lean against the turns on a tricycle. You can accelerate out of the turn. These are the kind of things when you first get on an electric trike, they may concern you a little bit, or you may feel like, how am I ever going to get used to riding this thing? But I will tell you, once you start to understand the way you move your body, the way it feels, it will become second nature.

There is a certain way to shift your body weight on a tricycle that you will become used to over time. But because most likely you've trained your mind on how to ride a two wheel bicycle, it can take time to adjust to the differences. Once you really grasp the idea that a three wheel bicycle is not a two wheel bicycle, it will become very easy steering and turning a tricycle. In reality it takes less to actually steer and ride a tricycle, but because our minds have been on a two wheel bike for so long it can sometimes feel complicated for first time tricycle riders.

The best way to get used to riding an electric tricycle is to go to a parking lot with a lot of wide open space. This way there are no obstacles you can ride into while riding. Just take your time and start riding slow, take turns slow. As you get more comfortable you can start to tackle trails or more narrow roadways. But definitely as you being to learn to stay in wide open spaces.

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