Make & Model
Key spec
Control / Drive
Battery Capacity
Updated
UK Price
Notes
Batribike Trike 20
20″ or 24″ wheels
Front Hub
374Wh
July 22
£1399
Good solid machine, and the 3-speed hub is much better than a cheap derailleur. Also with 576Wh battery. May be out of production.
Mission Space Genie
20″ or 24″, 6-spd derailleur
Front Hub
396Wh
July 22
£1399
FOLDING. Fitted with Conv-E front hub motor. May be out of production
Mission E-Mission
24″ wheel, 7-spd Shimano derailleur gears
Front Hub
460Wh
July 22
£1965
Good straightforward machine. Reassuringly big wheels, low step-thru, fair price
Jorvik Elite JET-E1
Folding 20/24-inch, 3-spd Nexus hub gears
Front Hub
522Wh
July 22
£1999
Folding Trike, with low step-thru. Good value, stylish and well-equipped.
Alpine Easy Trike
One of very few with a ‘tadpole’ layout (twin front wheels). Single speed, 20″ wheels
Rear Hub
374Wh
July 22
£2300
Single speed isn’t to everyone’s taste, but the tadpole layout is easier to acclimatise to, and much more forgiving
Powabyke Powatryke Cruiser
20″ or 24″ wheel
Front Hub
360Wh
July 22
£1550
Heavy and crude, but the ultra-low step-thru might appeal
Alpine Premium Tilt
20″ wheels, 3-spd Nexus hub gears, 37kg
Front Hub
468Wh
July 22
£2,400
Basic Tilt model, able to tilt frame on cambered surfaces. Suspension seat post. Higher spec model below
Jorvik Mountain Trike JMT3
24″ front, 20″ rear wheels, 7-spd Nexus hub
Front hub
840Wh
July 22
£2450
Big fat tyres, plenty of ground clearance, and rear differential. Also with 500-watt motor for £2550 (not UK street legal)
Jorvik Low step-thru Mountain Trike JMT6
20″ wheels, 7-spd Nexus hub gears
Front hub
840Wh
July 22
£2529
Also with 500-watt motor for £2630 (not UK street legal)
Alpine Explorer
20″ wheels, Shimano 7-spd derailleur gears, 35kg
Front Hub
562Wh
July 22
£2600
Low-step-thru, triple disc brakes, lights, suspension forks and seat-post, 20″ x 4″ Kenda tyres
Jorvik Mid-drive JMT9
Folding, 20″ wheels, 7-spd Nexus hub gears, 41kg
Mid-drive
672Wh
July 22
£2700
Low-step thru, triple disc brakes, suspension forks and seat-post, and differential. Also with 500-watt motor at £2800 (not UK street legal)
Di Blasi R34
20″ wheels
Rear Chain Drive
204Wh
July 22
£2785
Laughably small battery, but it’s the only COMPACT Folding trike. More or less unique
Jorvik Mid-drive JMT7
20″, 7-spd Nexus hub gears
Mid-drive
672Wh
July 22
£2800
Mid-drive mountain trike. Also with (illegal) 500-watt motor for £2850.
Alpine Premium
Folding, 24″ front, 20″ rear wheels
Mid-drive
360Wh
July 22
£3,050
£3,250 with 522Wh battery
Alpine Tilt
24″ wheels, 8-spd Nexus hub gears, 37kg
Front Hub
576Wh
July 22
£3100
Front and rear baskets, suspension seat post, auto-lights, tilt mechanism
Jorvik Elite Jet-E2
Folding 20/24″, 7-spd Shimano hub
Mid-drive
1,044Wh
July 22
£3200
Twin batteries, mid-drive gives a slightly higher step-thru
Maxpro EcoTaxi + EcoDrive
24″ front, 23″ moped wheels rear, SRAM X5 derailleur gears
Transmission Drive
1,400Wh
July 22
£4900
Cheapest and lightest of the commercial pedicabs
HP Velotechnik Scorpion fs26
26″ rear wheel, 16″ front wheels, Shinano Steps gear system
Mid-drive
650Wh
July 22
c£5000
28mph and 400 watts – dead cool wheels, but a bit illegal for UK. Still, who cares, really?
Iceni
Family, Adventure or Cargo
Heinzmann
Front Hub
500Wh
Jan 18
c£7000
New, award-winning Bath-based manufacturer
Cycles Maximus
Cargo Van or Media Trike + CM TractionDrive
Ebike
864Wh
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Cycles Maximus
Cab Trike + CM TractionDrive
Ebike
864Wh
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