JLB Trike

Owner	Jean-Luc Bedard
Owner's Other EVs	2009 YardWorks 1993 Suzuki GSX-R 1100
Location	Quebec, Quebec Canada map
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Vehicle	2010 JLB Trike
Motor	General Electric Brush Series Wound DC 1976, 36 Volt, 2800 RPM and everything still working perfect although you can't do regenerative current with a serial wound DC
Controller	Alltrax AXE 4844
Batteries	12 Thunder Sky LFP90AHA, 3.20 Volt, Lithium Iron Phosphate
System Voltage	38 Volts
Heater	None
Instrumentation	Cycle Analyst V2.11
Top Speed	40 MPH (64 KPH) With a 54 teeth rear sprocket the maximum speed is 40 mph (65 km/h) With a 43 teeth rear sprocket the maximum speed is 50 mph (80 km/h)
Acceleration	It reaches 40 km/h in about 2.5 second with the 54 teeth sprocket mounted at the rear.
Range	60 Miles (96 Kilometers) It is fun to ride around with no worry concerning the range...
Watt Hours/Mile	61 Wh/Mile When I go to work with my Dodge Caravan, it cost me about $50 (at $1.3/L) per week in gasoline. When I do the same with my Etrike, it cost about $0.40 of electricity at $0.07/kWh!
EV Miles	Current: 745 Miles (1,198 Kilometers)
Seating Capacity	1 adult
Curb Weight	294 Pounds (133 Kilograms) Yeah, I know nothing is optimized. This trike was build from many recycled components fitted together. In this way, it was optimized financially!
Tires	2X bicycle 20" at the front 1X motorcycle 18" at the rear
Conversion Time	about 400 hours by the evening, weekend and days off...
Conversion Cost	about $5000
Additional Features	This Etrike can be converted in Esnowmobile in winter.

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