DWMEIGI Silverado HD Trike Review: 750 W, Reverse Gear

Folding fat-tire trike · 750 W Bafang front hub, 80 N·m · 48 V 14 Ah pack, 672 Wh · 20 mph on its product page · thumb throttle and pedal assist · reverse gear and a parking brake · 14-inch step-through · ZOOM hydraulic disc brakes · baskets front and rear · Green or Blue · $2,899 · ridden on camera · verified October 3, 2026

Quick Answer — The DWMEIGI MG2301 Silverado HD is a $2,899 folding fat-tire trike with a 750 W Bafang front hub, a 672 Wh pack, a reverse gear and a 14-inch step-through. With 300 lb total aboard (trike, rider and cargo) held to 12 mph on the throttle over level pavement, one charge computes to 46 miles.

Hold 15 mph and the same charge gives about 38 miles; add 75 W of easy pedaling at 12 mph and it stretches to 91. The range section prices your own ride from DWMEIGI's published figures and a power model validated on an open road, by speed, grade, weight and temperature, and tells you how much of the pack to keep in hand.

Getting on takes one low step: DWMEIGI's frame steps through at 14 inches, and 95 of 100 riders as short as 4'11" clear it with 12.8 inches or more to spare (the fit section). At a stop it stands on its own three wheels, a parking brake holds it there, and a reverse gear backs it out of a tight spot.

What this review covers

We rode it · What $2,899 buys · What it is · Will it fit you · The motor · The battery · How far it goes · Reverse and the controls · Brakes, suspension and tires · Carrying · Size and storage · The Mercer fit test · Recalls · The class question · Where to ride it · Green and red flags · The verdict · Checklist · Buying it from us · FAQ · Limitations · The bottom line · References

We rode it one-handed, arm in a sling

We rode our Blue Silverado HD on camera along a paved path, across road crossings and into a parking lot, with the rider's right arm in a sling for the whole ride. The video shows how the trike behaves on that ride; the figures elsewhere on the page come from DWMEIGI's documents, the statutes and the page's own arithmetic.

Ride it with both hands. DWMEIGI's Folding Trike user manual says: "Always hold the handlebars with both hands, except when you need notify others you are turning." The rider's arm was in a sling, and the video's own description says that riding hurt was the rider's own call, not advice: if you are injured, talk to your doctor before you ride anything.

The reverse gear is the first feature the rider talks about. At 1:43 they say, "This is where the reverse comes in handy," and at 1:57 they ask, "how do you back up a trike if you don't have reverse?" The controls section shows where the switch sits.

First impressions, in the rider's words. At 2:33: "With this trike you can really tell it's a high quality product. It feels sturdy, it's smooth, there's nothing making any noises." At 2:46 they add, "I personally approve it," and at 4:20: "So far, impressive bike guys, impressive. I'm definitely a fan."

On winter, the rider gives a forecast. Of the fat tires they say at 2:57, "it will be okay in winter, more than okay. It will do well actually." The ride itself runs past green lawns and trees in full leaf, so that is the rider's expectation for the cold months; the cold table shows what freezing air does to a charge.

At 8:09 the rider points out the turn signals ("See, this one has turn signals"), and near the end, at 8:43, "the reverse comes in handy" a second time.

The rider's parting tip is an anti-theft habit. At 9:11: "a tip for you guys, when you're locking your bike, disabling it, so that if there is somebody trying to steal it later, at least, you know, you're going to slow them down." At 9:27 they show how: "You unplug your display, there we go, now the bike has been disabled, you can't turn that on anymore."

It slows a thief and stops nobody from carrying the trike off, so lock the frame as well. DWMEIGI's manual asks you to "Shut the power “OFF” and pull out the key of the battery case while parking" and to "Use a chain lock to further secure your bicycle when necessary."

How we verified this DWMEIGI Silverado HD review

Every DWMEIGI figure here was read on October 2 and 3, 2026 from DWMEIGI's Silverado HD page on its US store, its product record, the Folding Trike user manual, its warranty policy, our listing, and the statutes quoted in the class section were re-read on October 3; every other source carries its read date in the references. Range and fit are worked out by formula, with every input named beside it.

This review is ridden: we rode the Blue Silverado HD on camera, and the ride is above. Every number is still DWMEIGI's, a statute's, a named source's or arithmetic shown on this page. We sell the Silverado HD, so give the red flags the weight you give the green ones.

Written by Milad Ghobadibeygvand, BScN (Western University, 2014). Corrections: support@redtailebikes.com.

What $2,899 buys

From DWMEIGI's MG2301 page on its US store and its product record (read October 2, 2026), the "SIZE & FIT" table and the feature images on that page, the Folding Trike user manual it links, the MG2301 card on DWMEIGI's MG2302 page and its warranty policy (both read October 3, 2026).

Where DWMEIGI prints two figures, this page prints both and says which one it works from. The range and fit arithmetic uses the 20 mph on the Silverado HD's own page, and the load checks use the manual's 330 lb, the lower of the two; the class section screens both top speeds, because the law draws its line between them.

The battery's 672 Wh is arithmetic on DWMEIGI's own figures, the 48 V and 14 Ah it prints for the pack.

A folding fat-tire trike with a reverse gear

The Silverado HD is DWMEIGI's folding fat-tire trike: three Kenda 20 × 4.0 tires, a 6061 aluminum step-through frame, a backrest saddle, a basket at each end and a reverse gear, driven by a 750 W Bafang hub in the front wheel. DWMEIGI's US store files it as "SILVERADO HD Folding E-trike", one of five trikes in its menu.

The design goal is easy mounting. DWMEIGI says its step-through frame "is easy to lift your leg over" and puts the step-over at 14 inches from the floor, naming women, older riders and people with knee problems among the riders it suits; at a stop the trike rests on its three wheels, and the parking brake keeps it from rolling while you climb on or off.

The Blue Silverado HD in DWMEIGI's studio photograph, drive side, with the rear bag in its basket and the front basket on the head tube.

Power comes from a 48 V, 14 Ah battery that slides into the frame's down tube and locks with a key. You can ride it on the thumb throttle, pedal with assist through seven Shimano gears, or pedal with the motor off, and DWMEIGI rates the pack for 35 miles on the throttle alone and 55 with pedal assist (the range section maps both onto real rides).

It arrives in parts, the way the Folding Trike user manual lists them: the front and rear wheels, three fenders, the frame, the battery, the front basket, the backrest saddle, the rear basket with its bag, and a hardware bag. The manual walks through fitting each one, and DWMEIGI's 16-minute assembly video shows the same steps on a Silverado.

Have a bike mechanic assemble it if you are not confident with a wrench. DWMEIGI's warranty policy says it "recommends professional assembly of our e-bikes and damage caused by improper assembly is not covered", and the manual flags the front motor's plug: "ARROW TO ARROW is a very important point when you connect the plug."

The Green colorway on sand in DWMEIGI's photograph. Both colorways cost the same $2,899.

Will the Silverado HD fit you?

The Silverado HD's 14-inch step-through clears 95 of 100 riders as short as 4'11" by 12.8 inches or more, and at 109% of inseam the formula puts the saddle top 35.6 inches above the pedal axle for the median 5'8" rider in the US Army's ANSUR II survey. That second figure is a distance you can set yourself on delivery.

DWMEIGI sizes the Silverado HD by its seat, 32 to 38 inches, and its 14-inch step-over, so the tables below run the Army survey's 6,068 measured bodies through the formula at each height from 4'11" to 6'4".

Find your fit in three steps:

1. Measure your inseam in socks. Stand with your back to a wall, pull a hardcover book up snugly between your legs as a saddle would sit, and measure from the floor to the book's top edge.
2. Find your height in the saddle table and check that your inseam falls inside that row's span; a longer inseam reads like the row above.
3. Set the saddle to your row's distance on delivery, with the pedal at the bottom of its stroke, then fine-tune it with the knee and heel checks below.

How high should the saddle go?

At the median inseam for each height, the formula's distance from the pedal axle to the saddle top runs from 30.6 inches for a 4'11" rider to 41.0 inches at 6'4". The formula sets the saddle 109% of your inseam above the pedal axle (Peveler et al., 2005), and published practice spans 106% to 110.4% (Ferrer-Roca et al., 2012); the last two columns print both ends of that span.

The formula's distance from the pedal axle, with the pedal at the bottom of its stroke, to the top of the saddle, for the median rider at each height at 109% of inseam, and at the span's ends, 106% and 110.4%. The bodies are ANSUR II's, women and men pooled, and the inseam column runs from that height's 5th to its 95th percentile.

DWMEIGI's 32 to 38 inches is drawn on its size chart from the saddle top down to the ground. The pedal at the bottom of its stroke rides above the ground by an amount the crank length and the bottom bracket's height decide, and neither figure is part of DWMEIGI's chart, so its range and the formula's distances are printed side by side here and not converted into each other (Limitations).

DWMEIGI's size chart: C is the seat height, D the step-over, E the handlebar height and F the reach, each lettered on DWMEIGI's photograph of the Blue trike.

Can I put a foot down at a stop?

You can, though a trike does not need it: it stands on its three wheels when you stop, so the step-over decides how easily you get on and off. DWMEIGI's card puts it at 14 inches from the floor, and the table gives the gap between that and your inseam.

Your inseam in socks minus the 14-inch step-over, for 95 of 100 riders at each height in ANSUR II; the typical inseam is the median at that height. Shoes add to the gap.

Will I feel cramped, or stretched out?

DWMEIGI's chart sets the bars 42 to 45 inches above the ground with a 24-inch reach, and the backrest saddle gives your lower back something to sit against; no grip position relative to the saddle is published, so no lean angle is computed here. How far forward you lean depends on where you set the saddle and the bars.

Both adjust. The manual's handlebar step has you open the stem's quick-release lever, set the bars at a comfortable angle and tighten the adjuster bolt before closing the lever, and its saddle step adds that "The backrest is adjustable." Set the saddle height first, then bring the bars back until your elbows stay soft with your back against the rest.

How much weight goes on my hands?

Sitting upright with your back against the rest moves weight off your hands; no grip position is published for the Silverado HD, so no hand-load figure is computed for it. As a yardstick, ten road racers pedaling with their hands on the hoods rested 15% of their body weight on the stem (Carahalios, 2015).

If your palms or wrists ache after a few miles, raise the bars or bring them closer so your trunk carries more of its own weight on the saddle (Clauser et al., 1969 give each body segment's share of total weight). Gloves help too: in 36 experienced cyclists, padded gloves cut the pressure over the ulnar nerve by 10 to 28% (Slane et al., 2011).

How do I set the saddle when it arrives?

Start from your row's distance, then watch your knee: with the pedal at its lowest point the knee should keep a bend of 25 to 35 degrees (Peveler et al., 2007). The quickest way there is the heel check: rest your heel on the lower pedal and raise the saddle until that leg is straight, then ride with the ball of your foot on the pedal.

That heel method put 70% of 19 trained cyclists inside the knee range, more than either inseam formula did (Peveler et al., 2005). The Silverado HD's seat post has a quick-release clamp, and the manual's one limit is the line on the post: "There’s min insert line on the seat post, it must keep in the frame tube."

How we computed fit

One rule builds the saddle table: the saddle goes 109% of your inseam above the pedal axle. Say you stand 5'8" with that height's median inseam in the survey, 32.6 inches. The formula puts your saddle 35.6 inches above the pedal axle, with the span's ends at 34.6 and 36.0; the LeMond method, at 88.3% of inseam, measures from the crank axle instead and lands at 28.8.

The two formulas measure from different points, the pedal axle and the crank axle, and only a crank length joins them, so both are printed and neither is converted. DWMEIGI's size chart was not used to measure anything: its lettered lines disagree with one another on the photograph's scale, so no saddle range, lean or hand load is read off it (Limitations).

A 750 W Bafang hub in the front wheel

DWMEIGI rates the motor at 750 W and 80 N·m: in its words, "up to 750W high speed brushless BAFANG Motor which provides strong power, max torque 80NM", mounted in the front wheel. The page prints one figure, 750 W, and the narrator of a 2023 video on DWMEIGI's own channel adds "960 Watts Peak" at 0:32.

Three ways to use it, in DWMEIGI's list: "Walking Mode, Pedal Assistant & Thumb Throttle". The thumb throttle runs the motor without pedaling. Pedal assist answers your pedaling, and the manual says "The assist level ranges from 0 to 5 (level 0 to level 5)", with level 1 the default and level 0 giving no motor output.

The same 2023 narrator says the trike has nine pedal-assist levels and can be set up with five (1:54 to 1:59); the manual's levels 0 to 5 are what this page works from.

Walking mode is for pushing it, not riding it. Hold the "-" button for two seconds and, by the manual, the trike moves "at a uniform speed of 6 Km/h", about 3.7 mph, until you let go; the manual warns against using it with the wheels off the ground.

The front hub motor and the front disc in DWMEIGI's close-up.

Pulling either brake lever cuts the motor, which the manual puts as "If either of the brake levers are pulled, the power will be cut off automatically and the motor will not work." The system also shuts itself off: "When the E-bike is parked for approx. 10 minutes, the E-bike system switches off automatically."

The seven Shimano gears work with the motor or without it: DWMEIGI's line is that the "SHIMANO 7 SPEED SHIFTER works in both electric and pedal assist modes". On a hub motor, the gear you pick changes your cadence while the motor's load stays where the speed and the grade put it, which the gear table works through.

The display carries the speed limit. The manual lists "speed-limited" and "max speed" among the KD51C display's parameter settings and points to a separate display guide for changing them. DWMEIGI publishes 20 mph on the Silverado HD's own page and 25 mph on its card on another product page, and the class section sets both against the statutes.

One 48 V 14 Ah pack, 672 Wh

The pack is 48 V and 14 Ah, 672 Wh, on cells DWMEIGI's page lists as "sumsang cell", and it comes out of the frame. DWMEIGI's line is "Quick removable modular battery let you can charge the battery pack on or off the frame."

The key locks it in. Per the manual, you turn the key counterclockwise, slide the pack into the front frame, and turn the key clockwise to lock it; the same key turned to "ON" powers the trike, and the manual asks you to switch it "OFF" and pull the key whenever you park.

The pack sliding out of the Blue frame in DWMEIGI's own video still.

Charging takes an evening. DWMEIGI's page says "4-5 Hours" and the manual "about 4-6 hours", and the arithmetic agrees: 14 Ah at the charger's 3 A is about 4.7 hours of charging current. The manual adds a ceiling: "Do not charge the battery for more than 10 hours to avoid overcharging and damaging the battery."

Charge indoors. The manual says "The charger is designed for indoor use only", and for a trike parked for the season it asks that "the battery should be charged at least one time per month."

A second pack doubles what you can carry: DWMEIGI's 48 V 14 Ah replacement battery for the MG2301 and MG2302 was $499 on our store on October 3, 2026, and swapping it in turns each row of the range tables into two.

How far the DWMEIGI Silverado HD goes on one charge

With 300 lb total aboard, counting the trike, the rider and the cargo, the 672 Wh pack computes to 46 miles at 12 mph on the throttle over level pavement, 38 at 15 mph, and 91 at 12 mph with 75 W of easy pedaling. An 8% climb at 10 mph on the throttle cuts the same charge to 7 miles.

Three steps turn these tables into your figure:

1. Add up what moves: you, what you carry, and the trike itself. Every table here runs on that total. For scale, the makers of three trikes we have reviewed publish 85.9 lb (the Eunorau NEW-TRIKE 2.0), 86 lb (the Addmotor Citytri E-310) and 128 lb (the Addmotor Grandtan X).
2. Pick your pace and your pedaling in the speed table, then budget 167 to 230 Wh for every 1,000 feet of climbing on 4 to 10% grades at 10 mph on the throttle, or 150 to 203 Wh with easy pedaling (the hills tables).
3. Adjust for the cold, and plan on keeping 25% of the pack in hand.

Each table prices one steady ride at a time. The inputs are DWMEIGI's specifications, Bafang's published figures for a comparable hub motor, drum readings for ten fat tires and a cycling-power model its authors checked against measured power on an open road; the last subsection shows the formula and one ride worked through.

Does riding faster cut range? Miles at each speed

Speed decides most of it: on the throttle with 300 lb total aboard, a full charge lasts 57 miles at 8 mph and 27 at 20. Air drag grows with the cube of speed, so at 20 mph the air asks about 4.6 times what it asks at 12 mph, since (20 ÷ 12)³ comes to about 4.6.

Miles from a full charge with 300 lb total aboard (trike, rider and cargo) on level pavement in 77 °F air. "Your legs alone" marks a pace your pedaling holds by itself: with the motor off, 75 W moves this load at about 8.4 mph on the level and 150 W at about 12.6 mph. The last column leaves a quarter of the pack untouched.

Pedaling lightly pays: 75 W from your legs at 12 mph stretches the charge from 46 miles to 91. At that pace the pack spends 14.6 Wh a mile on the throttle alone and 7.4 with easy pedaling, so each watt your legs supply is one the motor and the pack do not have to make.

Which gear saves battery? On a hub motor, your effort does

Shift for your knees, and pedal to spare the pack. The hub motor turns with the front wheel in every gear, so a shift changes your cadence and leaves the motor's load where the speed and the grade put it; what changes the battery's bill is how much power your legs add.

Miles from a full charge with 300 lb total aboard in 77 °F air. "Beyond the motor" marks a speed the modeled 750 W motor cannot hold on that grade; "your legs alone" a pace your pedaling holds by itself.

Up a 4% grade at 12 mph, the model gives the throttle alone 14 miles from the charge, easy pedaling 17 and steady pedaling 22. Pick the gear that keeps your legs turning at a comfortable cadence, and on the steeper rows drop the pace: 15 mph up 8% is beyond the motor on any column.

Does going uphill drain the battery faster?

Yes, steeply: on 4 to 10% grades at 10 mph on the throttle, each 1,000 feet of climbing costs 167 to 230 Wh more than the same distance on the level, or 150 to 203 Wh with easy pedaling. Lifting 300 lb through 1,000 feet takes 113 Wh at the wheel; the motor and the pack lose the rest.

300 lb total aboard, 77 °F. "Fastest steady" is the speed the modeled motor holds on the throttle; the other two columns are at 10 mph, and "beyond the motor" marks a grade where it cannot hold 10 mph.

Pack watt-hours for each 1,000 feet of height gained, over and above the same distance on the level, at 10 mph with 300 lb total aboard.

A hilly ride's budget is its level miles plus its climbing. Ten level miles at 12 mph on the throttle take about 146 Wh; add 1,000 feet of 8% climbing at about 204 Wh, and the ride uses near 350 Wh of the 672.

On 12% at 10 mph the motor needs your legs: with easy pedaling the charge covers 4 miles of that grade, and on 15% even 75 W from your legs does not hold 10 mph.

Does rider weight affect range?

Modestly on the level, heavily on climbs. Extra pounds load the tires and the climb but leave the air's share unchanged, so their cost grows as the road tilts up.

Rows are the total moving weight: the trike, the rider and everything carried. Throttle only, 77 °F. DWMEIGI's load limit for rider plus cargo is 330 lb in its manual and 400 lb on its product page, and the trike's own weight comes on top of either.

In the model, going from 250 lb to 400 lb total takes 11 miles off a level ride at 12 mph, from 50 to 39, while the 8% climb at 10 mph goes from 9 miles to more than the motor holds on its own. Heavily loaded, plan your hills before your miles.

Does cold weather drain the battery?

Yes, and more with each colder row: at 12 mph on the throttle, a charge good for 46 miles at 77 °F gives about 36 at 32 °F and 33 at 14 °F.

300 lb total aboard on level pavement. Each central figure is recomputed from McMaster University's LG HG2 cell data at a 0.5C discharge, taking the cells to be at air temperature; the lab read 77, 50, 32 and 14 °F, and the rows between are interpolated.

The brackets give the spread between published cell data sets, from the least capacity Samsung's data sheets list at that temperature (25R and 30Q at 32 °F, 35E at 14 °F) to the most Casado and colleagues recorded in 2025.

Three losses stack up near freezing: cold cells return less energy, cold air runs about 9% denser by the U.S. Standard Atmosphere's gas law, and cold tires roll harder, by about 0.9% for each degree Celsius in Rothhämel's measurements and Bicycle Rolling Resistance's.

DWMEIGI names its cells only as "sumsang cell", so the HG2, an LG cell, stands in for them here (Limitations). Store and charge the pack indoors in winter, as DWMEIGI's manual asks of the charger.

Do fat tires cut range? Tires and riding position

Rolling resistance outweighs riding position on level ground. Bicycle Rolling Resistance's drum measured ten 26 × 4.00 fat tires at 12 psi, and the easiest and the hardest rollers bracket what tires do to a charge.

Miles from a full charge with 300 lb total aboard on level pavement at 77 °F. The easiest roller of the ten was Schwalbe's Jumbo Jim LiteSkin and the hardest Kenda's Juggernaut Pro.

The Silverado HD rolls on Kenda 20 × 4.0 tires, a size the drum does not list, so the model takes the middle of the ten. Keep them at the pressure printed on the sidewall, which the manual asks you to check before every ride.

Drag areas measured by Tengattini and Bigazzi for 37 upright cruiser riders and 90 mountain-bike riders; 300 lb total aboard, level pavement, 77 °F.

At trike speeds the riding position moves the charge by a mile or so; the tires and the pace move it far more.

DWMEIGI's 35 and 55 miles, matched to real rides

DWMEIGI's 35 miles on the throttle matches a steady 16.2 mph with 300 lb total aboard, and its 55 miles with pedal assist matches a ride at 12 mph with about 24 W from your legs. In DWMEIGI's words, the pack gives "max travel range up to 35 miles under pure electric mode and 55 miles in pedal assisted mode".

Per-mile energy is the 672 Wh divided by each figure's miles; each match is the level ride, 300 lb total aboard at 77 °F, at which the model spends that much.

So DWMEIGI's 35 miles reads as steady throttle cruising a little under 17 mph, and its 55 miles as an easy pedal-assisted pace with light work from your legs.

A rider in the 2023 video on DWMEIGI's channel, who gives their size as six feet and 230 pounds, says they ride from Anna Maria Island into Bradenton and back and can do "over 40 miles" on a charge (2:26 to 2:35), with no speed or assist level given. On the weight table, 40 miles or more sits at 12 mph on the throttle for any total up to 350 lb.

Plan on 75% of whichever row fits your ride, keeping 25% of the pack in hand so a headwind or a detour does not end the ride on pedals alone, the reserve Schmitt, Decker and Doppelbauer measured a pedelec keeping. DWMEIGI's manual asks the same in its own way: "DO NOT use in the state of low battery capacity." At 12 mph on the throttle, that plan is 34 of the 46 miles.

The backrest saddle over the rear bag, in DWMEIGI's photograph.

How every figure here is worked out

Martin and colleagues' 1998 model, validated on an open road, gives the power P the driven wheel must deliver to hold a steady speed in still air:

P = v × [ m g (Crr cos θ + sin θ) + ½ ρ CdA v² ]

In the equation, v is the speed and m the combined mass of trike, rider and cargo; g is gravity and θ the slope's angle; Crr is the tires' rolling resistance, where 0.0105 means a drag of 1.05% of the weight they carry; ρ is the air's density and CdA the drag area, a measure of how much air the rider pushes aside.

The first term in the brackets is the tires and the grade, the second the air.

Four steps lie between the road and the pack:

1. Your legs drive the rear axle through the chain, which delivers 97.7% of their power by Martin and colleagues' figure; the motor supplies the rest.
2. The hub motor follows a comparable motor's published shape: Bafang's 2021 OEM workbook gives its RM G0H0 hub an n0 of 510 rpm, an nT of 426 rpm and an efficiency of "≥ 80" percent at 48 V. The model keeps that shape at 750 W and sets its no-load speed so the trike, 300 lb aboard, reaches DWMEIGI's 20 mph on the level and no more.
3. The wheel is a 20 × 4.0 tire's nominal size, 23.98 inches across, from the ISO bead seat of a 20-inch rim plus twice the tire's width.
4. The pack loses some energy inside itself, at the battery efficiency Arango, Lopez and Ceren measured on a 48 V pack.

From there, Wh per mile = battery watts ÷ mph, and range in miles = 672 Wh × the share of pack energy left at that temperature ÷ Wh per mile.

One ride, worked through: 300 lb total, 12 mph, level pavement, throttle only. Rolling takes 75.5 W and the air 58.5 W, 133.9 W at the wheel. At 12 mph the 23.98-inch wheel turns 168 rpm, and the motor makes 7.6 N·m on 5.9 A at 79% efficiency, drawing 169.8 W.

With the pack's own losses added, the cells supply 175.4 W: 14.6 Wh a mile, and 672 ÷ 14.6 comes to about 46.0 miles, or 34.5 with 25% kept.

Two published benchmarks recomputed, and the check still to come. Each half of the model reproduces the figure its source prints:

The first two rows are recomputed by the model's self-test: the worked example in Appendix I of Martin and colleagues (8.36 m/s ground speed, a 90 kg system, a 0.3% grade) and the RM G0H0's rated point in Bafang's workbook.

The motor is the input to watch. If the Silverado HD's real motor ran at 82% efficiency at its rated point, the 12 mph throttle ride would stretch from 46 miles to 50 and the 15 mph ride from 38 to 41; the model keeps the published floor, 80%, so the tables lean conservative (Limitations).

Reverse, the parking brake and the controls

Reverse is a switch on the handlebar: DWMEIGI's controls photograph labels it "Drive/Reverse", beside the horn button, and the manual's parts list names the "Reverse&Turning Signal&Horn Button". On our ride it earns its place twice: at a road crossing at 1:43 and in the parking lot at 8:43, both times in the rider's words, "the reverse comes in handy".

DWMEIGI's own panel of the controls: the horn and Drive/Reverse pod, the rear brake light and turn signals, and the parking brake lever.

The parking brake is a lever on the bars, listed in the manual's parts as the "Parking Brake Lever". Set it before you step on or off.

The lights and signals come with it: the turn signals and rear brake light in DWMEIGI's panel, a horn, and a headlight that, per the manual, goes "under the front basket" at assembly. The display's remote carries a light button, which in the manual switches the lights where they are wired to it and dims the screen.

The display in DWMEIGI's close-up. DWMEIGI's page calls it a "3 Inch LCD Display With USB Port".

The display shows your speed, assist level, trip and odometer, ride time, motor power and battery level in five bars of about 20% each, by the manual's list for its KD51C display. DWMEIGI's page adds a USB port.

Unplugging the display is our rider's anti-theft habit, shown at 9:27 in our video: with the display unplugged, the trike cannot be switched on. Treat it as a delay for a thief, and lock the frame as DWMEIGI's manual asks.

Brakes, suspension and 20 × 4.0 tires

Hydraulic disc brakes do the stopping: DWMEIGI's feature image names "ZOOM Hydraulic Dual Disc Brakes", and the manual's assembly steps seat a disc rotor between a caliper's pads at each rear wheel and at the front. The left lever works the front brake and the right lever the rear, by the manual, which also asks you to use both: "To brake, the rider must action both brake levers to the correct degree."

Squeeze gently first. The manual asks you to "use a lower pressure to start with" until the brakes bite, then add pressure, and never to brake so hard that a wheel stops turning; on wet roads, leave more room.

The Kenda tire, the front fender and the headlight under the basket, in DWMEIGI's close-up.

Up front, DWMEIGI fits "MOZO lockable hydraulic suspension front forks", in its words, paired with "seatpost suspension", so the saddle has suspension of its own. Lock the fork for smooth pavement and open it for broken streets and gravel paths.

The tires are Kenda 20 × 4.0, which DWMEIGI's feature image calls "Puncture Resistant Tires with Silver Reflector Line". DWMEIGI's page says they take the trike over "mountains, snow, beach, rocky roads, and even urban jungles"; whoever manages the land decides where a 750 W trike may go, which the trails section sets out.

Rain is fine; standing water is not. The manual: "This electric bicycle can be used in the rain; however, it must not be submerged in water or puddles." It also asks you never to spray the trike directly and to keep water off the battery connector, the motor, the controller and the handlebar controls.

Carrying: two baskets, a bag and the load limit

The Silverado HD carries a basket at each end, and DWMEIGI's manual sets the load at 330 lb for rider plus cargo. Its product page prints "400 lbs Max Load", and the manual's safety page says "Maximum load capacity = 330lbs."; this page plans on the lower figure.

The front basket measures 12 × 11 × 5 inches, and DWMEIGI notes "The front basket has a 5 kilograms weight limit", about 11 lb. The rear basket is 19 × 15 × 10 inches with a bag that fits inside it, and DWMEIGI puts the storage at "58L" in all.

The rear basket and its bag, in DWMEIGI's photograph of the Blue trike on grass.

One rider only. The manual: "Like other cycles, it can only carry one person, carrying a passenger is not permitted."

Above the manual's 330 lb, ride something rated higher: our Addmotor Grandtan M-340 review covers a fat-tire trike rated for a 350 lb rider plus 100 lb of cargo, and our Eunorau NEW-TRIKE 2.0 review a folding trike rated for 440 lb.

Size, folding and storage

DWMEIGI's chart makes the Silverado HD 74 inches long on a 49-inch wheelbase, with 31 inches marked across the rear wheels. Measure the narrowest gate, door or garage opening on your route against that 31 inches before you order; if it is close, send us the measurement and we will check it with DWMEIGI.

DWMEIGI calls the frame a "step-through and folding frame". The manual's handlebar step shows the stem's quick-release: you "Push the stem safety clasp and open the quick-release lever", and with the adjusting bolt released, the bars drop. For the full folding sequence on your trike, ask us and we will get DWMEIGI's steps to you before you order.

Park it indoors where you can, with the key out. If the trike will live outside, the manual's warning is about long exposure: "Don’t expose the e-bike to sunlight or rain for a long time, or some electrical components may behave abnormally."

The Mercer fit test

Like every machine we review, the Silverado HD goes up against the Mercers, a fixed cast of seven archetype riders, so its fit answers line up with every other review's (meet the Mercers).

Each verdict below reads a published figure, DWMEIGI's 14-inch step-over, its 330 lb load, its manual's age line ("Don’t let children under the age of 18 ride the bike.") or the formula's row at that height in the fit tables.

Ruth and Frank are the riders this trike is drawn for. At 5'5" and 5'10" both step through with more than 15 inches to spare, and neither has to hold the trike up at a stop.

Has it been recalled?

No. On October 3, 2026 we searched the Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall database for DWMEIGI, MEIGI and DW MEIGI, for "Silverado HD", and for DWMEIGI's model codes MG2301, MG2302, MG2303, MG1703 and MG708, across all 10,027 recall records, and found no recall naming any of them. The Commission's product safety warnings and its news releases, read the same day, named none of them either.

That empty result was trusted only after the same searches found recalls known to exist: Ancheer's 23-007, FENGQS's 25-403 and Pedego's 15-124.

The class question: 750 W, and 20 or 25 mph

Settle this before you order. DWMEIGI publishes a 750 W motor, a thumb throttle and a top speed, and the top speed comes in two figures: "20 MPH Max Speed" on the Silverado HD's own page, and "25MPH" on the MG2301's card on DWMEIGI's MG2302 page, both read October 2 and 3, 2026. Each statute's own words decide where each figure lands.

Under 15 U.S.C. § 2085(b), a federal low-speed electric bicycle is "a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 h.p.), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 mph".

§ 2085(b) and DWMEIGI's MG2301 and MG2302 pages, read October 2 and 3, 2026.

DWMEIGI's 750 W and 20 mph are the federal definition's own numbers, and the definition asks for less than each. A published top speed is the maker's figure, not the statute's motor-only test with a 170-pound rider, so whether the trike measured that way stays under 20 mph is not something a specification table settles.

California draws the power line at the 750 W itself. California Vehicle Code § 312.5(a), read October 3, 2026, builds its definition on "an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power", and a Class 2 motor is one "that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour". Section 231 gives a bicycle "one or more wheels" and adds: "An electric bicycle is a bicycle."

Across the 50 states and DC, the state's own words decide. Read against each definition's watt wording, throttle rule, top speed, wheel count and Pennsylvania's weight limit, DWMEIGI's 750 W and 20 mph sit inside 25 jurisdictions' e-bike definitions and outside 22 of them on October 3, 2026. Two leave the answer open, and two, Alaska and Kentucky, write no e-bike definition.

Each state's definition as read into our state law atlas and screened October 3, 2026. Nineteen of the 22 set their motor limit in the words "less than" or "fewer than" 750 watts, which a 750 W motor does not meet; New Jersey's turns on its throttle rule; and Montana and Rhode Island define an e-bike on two wheels, as Alabama, Idaho and New Jersey also do.

The two open rows have reasons of their own.

Connecticut's definition took in a motor of "not more than seven hundred fifty watts" on October 1, 2026, under Public Act 26-24 § 26, and its definitions section, § 14-1, leaves a three-wheeler's place open.

Pennsylvania's definition is a vehicle "weighing not more than 100 pounds with two or three wheels more than 11 inches in diameter", and the trike's own weight is not part of DWMEIGI's specification to read against it.

At 25 mph, the answer changes everywhere. Screened again at DWMEIGI's other figure, a thumb throttle that runs to 25 mph sits outside the e-bike definition in all 49 jurisdictions that write one; in each of the 25 that take the trike in at 20 mph, the definition's own ceiling for that help is 20 mph.

The manual lists a speed limit among the display's settings, so ask us to confirm with DWMEIGI the top speed your trike is set to before you ride it on public roads.

A state that leaves the Silverado HD outside its e-bike definition still decides for itself how the trike is treated on its roads, as a moped, a motorized bicycle or something else, and what riding it there asks of you. Each state's full answer is in our 50-state e-bike law atlas; for California, our California e-bike law page goes further.

Trails and public land: who decides

Off the road, whoever owns or manages the land decides whether the Silverado HD may go there. The Bureau of Land Management defines an e-bike by a 750 W line of its own, and on national forests the decision is made district by district.

On Bureau of Land Management ground, 43 CFR 8340.0-5 defines an e-bike as "a two- or three-wheeled cycle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of not more than 750 watts (1 h.p.)", so a 750 W trike fits its words. Unless the field office has decided that e-bikes may ride where bicycles do, 43 CFR 8341.1 keeps an off-road vehicle to land designated "open to off-road vehicle use".

In national forests, the Forest Service's directives of March 31, 2022 handle e-bikes as motor vehicles, "managing all classes of e-bikes as motor vehicles" in the words of its notice at 87 FR 41278, and where a Ranger District has published a motor vehicle use map, 36 CFR 261.13 bars riding "other than in accordance with those designations".

The land manager's own document settles each row; nothing in DWMEIGI's specification settles any of them.

Agency-by-agency detail is in our public-land e-bike guide.

Green flags / Red flags

Green flags

• A reverse gear: a Drive/Reverse switch on the bars, put to use twice on our ride.
• A 14-inch step-through: 95 of 100 riders as short as 4'11" clear it by 12.8 inches or more.
• It stands on its own at a stop, with a parking brake to hold it while you get on and off.
• A 750 W Bafang front hub rated 80 N·m, with a thumb throttle, pedal assist and a walk mode.
• A removable 672 Wh pack: 46 miles at 12 mph on the throttle with 300 lb total aboard, 91 with easy pedaling.
• Hydraulic disc brakes, a disc at each wheel in the manual's assembly steps.
• A basket at each end and a rear bag, 58 L of storage by DWMEIGI's figure.
• A lockable suspension fork and a suspension seatpost under a backrest saddle.
• No federal recall names DWMEIGI, MEIGI or its model codes in the CPSC database.
• Ridden on camera: "it feels sturdy, it's smooth, there's nothing making any noises," in our rider's words.

Red flags

These are about fit: who the Silverado HD is wrong for, and where to go instead.

• Wrong if rider plus cargo tops 330 lb. That is the manual's figure; our Addmotor Grandtan M-340 review covers a fat-tire trike rated for a 350 lb rider plus 100 lb of cargo.
• Wrong if your state's e-bike definition says "less than 750 watts" and you want a trike inside it. DWMEIGI rates its MG708 Hera at 350 W and 15 mph, and our Eunorau NEW-TRIKE 2.0 review covers a 500 W folding trike; check your state in the class table first.
• Wrong if it must be lifted into a car or carried up steps. Our Addmotor Citytri E-310 review covers a trike that folds to 45 × 34 × 29 inches and weighs 86 lb by its maker's figures.
• Wrong if you ride broken trails and want suspension at both ends. Our Addmotor Grandtan X review covers a full-suspension fat-tire trike.
• Wrong if the most battery for the money comes first. The Citytri E-310 carries a 960 Wh pack at $1,699; our Citytri E-310 review works out its range.
• Wrong if the trike must sit inside your state's definition at its top speed and you cannot confirm the setting. Ask us before you order and we will confirm with DWMEIGI the speed your trike ships set to.
• Not for riders under 18. DWMEIGI's manual says so in those words; our 50-state law atlas lists each state's age rules for younger riders.

Buy it if / Buy something else if

Buy it if you want a trike that is easy to get on at 14 inches, that stands still at every stop, backs out of a tight garage or parking space, and carries the shopping in two baskets, for neighborhood rides, errands and paved paths in a state whose definition takes in a 750 W, 20 mph trike.

For $2,899 you get a 750 W Bafang front hub, a removable 672 Wh pack, hydraulic disc brakes, a lockable fork, a sprung seatpost, a backrest saddle, seven Shimano gears and a reverse gear. On our listing Shop Pay offers $261.66 a month for 12 months at 15% APR, $3,139.92 in all, or $990.59 a month over 3 months, subject to an eligibility check.

Buy something else if you carry more than 330 lb with the rider (our Grandtan M-340 review), need a trike under a "less than 750 watts" line (our NEW-TRIKE 2.0 review) or must lift the trike often (our Citytri E-310 review). Our other reviews are indexed on our e-bike reviews hub.

Before you buy: the checklist

Ten checks before you spend $2,899; the first three settle whether the Silverado HD is yours to ride where you plan to.

1. Find your state in the class table, and read its page in our state law atlas.
2. Ask us the top speed your trike ships set to, 20 mph or 25, before your first public-road ride.
3. Confirm the rider is 18 or older, as DWMEIGI's manual asks.
4. Total the rider and everything carried, keeping it at 330 lb or less and the front basket at 11 lb.
5. Measure your inseam and read your row in the saddle table.
6. Measure your narrowest gate or door against the 31 inches DWMEIGI marks across the rear wheels.
7. Plan the assembly: a bike mechanic, as DWMEIGI's warranty policy recommends, or the manual and DWMEIGI's video with an afternoon free.
8. Find your ride in the range tables, take 75% of it, and budget the climbing on top.
9. Pick an indoor spot to charge, as the manual asks of the charger, and a place to park with the key out.
10. Ask us for the folding steps if the trike has to fold for storage or transport.

Buying it from us

Why buy the Silverado HD from Redtail

Our listing had the Silverado HD at $2,899 in Green and Blue on October 3, 2026, both orderable that day; DWMEIGI's own US store charged the same. Our part starts the day the order goes in.

A change of mind is handled another way: a return requested within 72 hours of delivery, with the trike still sealed in its factory packaging, carries a 15% restocking fee plus return shipping, and a canceled order a 3% transaction fee. Put your fit, range and class questions to us first; we would much rather answer them before you order.

Frequently asked questions

Is the DWMEIGI Silverado HD worth it?

If you want a trike you can step onto at 14 inches, back out of a tight spot and leave standing on its own three wheels, it does all three for $2,899, with a 750 W Bafang hub and a 672 Wh pack. With 300 lb total aboard it computes to 46 miles at 12 mph on the throttle. Our rider called it "a high quality product" on our ride; weigh that against the red flags before you decide.

Are DWMEIGI Silverado trikes reliable?

On our ride the trike felt "sturdy" and "smooth", with "nothing making any noises" in the rider's words. No federal recall named DWMEIGI or its model codes in the CPSC database on October 3, 2026, and DWMEIGI's warranty policy covers the frame for 2 years and other parts for 1 year (limited). Keep up the maintenance the manual lists, including an annual check-up, and your trike's warranty terms stay on your side.

How far can the Silverado HD go on one charge?

DWMEIGI rates it for 35 miles on the throttle and 55 with pedal assist. Computed for 300 lb total aboard (trike, rider and cargo) on level pavement, a full charge covers about 46 miles at 12 mph on the throttle, 38 at 15 mph and 91 at 12 mph with 75 W of easy pedaling; plan on 75% of your row (the range tables).

How fast does the Silverado HD go?

DWMEIGI publishes 20 mph on the Silverado HD's own page and 25 mph on its card for the MG2301 on its MG2302 page. The range tables stop at 20 mph, where the modeled motor tops out with 300 lb total aboard, and the class section shows what each figure means for your state's e-bike definition.

Can the DWMEIGI Silverado HD go faster?

The manual lists a speed limit among the display's settings, and DWMEIGI publishes two top speeds, 20 and 25 mph. At 25 mph on a thumb throttle, the trike sits outside the e-bike definition in every state that writes one, so a faster setting can change how your state treats it. Ask us before you change any setting, and we will tell you what it means where you ride.

What is the weight limit of the Silverado HD?

330 lb for rider plus cargo, in DWMEIGI's manual: "Maximum load capacity = 330lbs." Its product page prints 400 lb; plan on the manual's lower figure, with no more than 11 lb (5 kg) in the front basket. Above 330 lb, our Addmotor Grandtan M-340 review covers a trike rated for 450 lb in all.

What size rider fits the Silverado HD?

DWMEIGI sizes it by a 32-to-38-inch seat and a 14-inch step-over. At 5'4" with that height's median inseam, 30.5 inches, you clear the step-over by about 16.5 inches, and the formula puts the saddle 33.3 inches above the pedal axle; the fit tables give every height from 4'11" to 6'4".

Does the Silverado HD fold?

Yes. DWMEIGI calls it a "step-through and folding frame", and its handlebar stem drops on a quick-release lever with a safety clasp, per the manual. Unfolded it is 74 inches long on a 49-inch wheelbase. For the full folding steps on your trike, ask us and we will get DWMEIGI's instructions to you before you order.

Does the Silverado HD have a reverse gear?

Yes. DWMEIGI's controls photograph labels a "Drive/Reverse" switch on the handlebar beside the horn button, and on our ride the rider says "the reverse comes in handy" at a road crossing (1:43) and again in a parking lot (8:43).

Can you pedal the Silverado HD without the motor?

Yes. Set the assist to level 0, which the manual says gives no motor output, and pedal through the seven Shimano gears. With the motor off, 75 W from your legs moves 300 lb total at about 8.4 mph on the level in the range model.

Can the Silverado HD climb hills?

With 300 lb total aboard on the throttle, the modeled motor holds 15.0 mph up a 6% grade and 10.7 mph up 10%; at 12% it needs your legs to hold 10 mph. Each 1,000 feet of climbing at 10 mph costs 167 to 230 Wh on 4 to 10% grades, so a hilly ride's budget is its level miles plus its climbing (the hills tables).

Is the Silverado HD good in snow?

DWMEIGI lists snow among the surfaces its 20 × 4-inch tires take on, and our rider expects it to "do well" in winter, a forecast made on a summer ride. The cold costs range: at 12 mph on the throttle, 46 miles at 77 °F become about 36 at 32 °F (the cold table). The manual's own advice is to "slow down on snowy or rainy days".

Where is the battery, and how do you charge it?

In the down tube, locked with a key. Turn the key to unlock it, slide the pack out, and charge it on the trike or off it with the 3 A charger, indoors. DWMEIGI puts a full charge at 4 to 5 hours on its page and about 4 to 6 in its manual, and the manual says not to leave it charging more than 10 hours.

Does the Silverado HD come assembled?

No. It arrives as the wheels, three fenders, the frame, the battery, the baskets, the backrest saddle and a hardware bag, and the manual and DWMEIGI's assembly video walk through fitting them. DWMEIGI's warranty policy recommends professional assembly and does not cover damage caused by improper assembly.

Is the Silverado HD street legal?

That depends on your state and on which of DWMEIGI's top speeds your trike is set to. At 750 W and 20 mph it sits inside the e-bike definition in 25 of the 51 jurisdictions screened on October 3, 2026, and outside it in 22; at 25 mph, inside none. The class section lists every state, and our 50-state atlas gives each state's rules.

Can you ride an electric trike on the sidewalk?

Your state's vehicle code and your city's ordinances decide. Start with your state's page in our 50-state e-bike law atlas, then check your city's code before you ride a sidewalk.

Are electric trikes safe for seniors?

That is a question for your doctor or physical therapist; this page describes the machine and is not medical advice. What the Silverado HD offers: a 14-inch step-over, a trike that stands on its own at a stop, a parking brake, a backrest saddle, hydraulic disc brakes and a walk mode at about 3.7 mph for pushing it. DWMEIGI's manual asks for both hands on the bars.

What warranty does the Silverado HD have?

DWMEIGI's warranty policy, read October 3, 2026, covers the frame for 2 years and other parts for 1 year (limited), with batteries, tires and other consumables at 1 year; its product page and manual list 1 year. Where DWMEIGI's warranty applies, its terms govern, and we take the claim to DWMEIGI for you.

How much does the DWMEIGI Silverado HD cost?

$2,899 in Green or Blue on our store and on DWMEIGI's US store on October 3, 2026, with free delivery to the lower 48, or 12 monthly payments of $261.66 at 15% APR through Shop Pay ($3,139.92 in total, from Affirm's lending partners), subject to an eligibility check.

Limitations of this review

Twenty things this review cannot settle, listed so you can weigh them.

1. We sell this trike. Read the red flags as closely as the green.
2. This review is ridden, once and on camera: our rider took the Blue Silverado HD along a paved path, across road crossings and into a parking lot with one arm in a sling (the ride), and this review holds no log of that ride's miles, speeds, temperature, rider weight or date. Its figures come from DWMEIGI's published documents, statutes, our own store record, the published research the range and fit sections cite, or arithmetic on this page.
3. The trike's own weight is not part of DWMEIGI's specification. Every range figure is therefore for a total moving weight, and Pennsylvania's 100-pound limb gets no verdict.
4. DWMEIGI publishes two top speeds, 20 mph on the Silverado HD's page and 25 mph on its card on the MG2302 page; the range model stops at 20, and the class section screens both.
5. DWMEIGI publishes two load limits, 330 lb in the manual and 400 lb on the product page, and two warranty terms; this review plans on the 330 lb and prints both warranty figures.
6. Each range figure is for a steady ride: one speed on one grade with no wind and no stops. Stops, starts and headwinds cost more, and a tailwind less.
7. The range model has not been checked against a ride of this trike. No ride of an MG2301 to empty with its speed, weight and assist level stated was found on October 3, 2026, and our own ride logged no battery reading.
8. Bafang's published shape stands in for the motor. DWMEIGI names a 750 W Bafang front hub without a model, so the model uses the shape of Bafang's RM G0H0 at its 80% efficiency floor; at 82%, the 12 mph throttle figure moves from 46 miles to 50.
9. The model holds the trike to DWMEIGI's 20 mph on the level with 300 lb aboard; a trike set to 25 mph would draw more at its top speed than any row here.
10. The tire coefficient is the median of ten 26 × 4.00 fat tires at 12 psi, a stand-in for the Kenda 20 × 4.0, and the tire table brackets it.
11. The cold figures rest on one cell's laboratory data. DWMEIGI names its cells only as "sumsang cell", so the central line uses McMaster University's LG HG2, bracketed by other published cell data, with the cells taken to be at air temperature.
12. The reserve is a measured pedelec's, not DWMEIGI's. The manual asks you not to run the pack low but gives no percentage, so the planning column keeps 25% back, the share researchers at KIT found unused in a standard range test.
13. The fit figures use the US Army's ANSUR II bodies: 6,068 soldiers aged 17 to 58, measured in 2010 to 2012, who are not the US public, so your own inseam decides your row.
14. DWMEIGI's seat range is measured to the ground and the formula to the pedal axle. Turning one into the other needs the crank length and the bottom bracket's height, which are not part of DWMEIGI's chart, so whether the top seat setting reaches the formula's height for taller riders is not computed; the heel check settles it on delivery.
15. No cockpit or grip position is measured. DWMEIGI's chart gives the bars' height and a reach, but its lettered lines disagree on the photograph's scale, so no lean or hand load is computed and the knee range and the heel check refine the saddle.
16. The folding steps are not printed here. DWMEIGI describes a folding frame and the manual a quick-release stem; we will get DWMEIGI's folding steps for your trike on request.
17. The rider's impressions are one rider's, on one ride. Their winter forecast was made in summer, and the display reading seen in the video is not read as a speed.
18. The 2023 video on DWMEIGI's channel is the maker's own publication. Its narrator's 960 W peak, nine assist levels, 25 mph, 350 lb and "over 40 miles" are reported as theirs; this page works from DWMEIGI's product page and manual.
19. The class screen reads published figures against statutory text. It is not a legal determination for any rider, and a state that leaves the trike outside its e-bike definition decides for itself what the trike is.
20. The price, the colorways and the stock state were read on October 3, 2026, and each can change; the recall search covers the CPSC's US database under the names listed.

The bottom line

For $2,899, the Silverado HD is DWMEIGI's folding fat-tire trike built around getting on and off easily: a 14-inch step-through, a backrest saddle, a parking brake, a reverse gear, a basket at each end, a 750 W Bafang front hub and a removable 672 Wh pack, with hydraulic disc brakes and a lockable fork.

With 300 lb total aboard on level pavement, plan on about 34 miles at 12 mph on the throttle with a quarter of the pack kept back, more with easy pedaling, and budget 167 to 230 Wh for every 1,000 feet of climbing, by the power model the range section sets out.

It suits adults who want stability at every stop and a trike that backs out of tight spaces, with rider and cargo inside 330 lb. On Shop Pay the 12-month plan at 15% APR works out to $261.66 a month, subject to an eligibility check by Affirm's lending partners.

Settle two things before you pay: where your state draws its line for a 750 W trike (the federal definition says "less than 750 watts"), and the top speed your trike is set to. Tell us where you ride before ordering, and we will confirm both with you.

Source register

Each document this review relies on, and what it supports.

T1 is the record itself, read from the party that issued it: a statute, a federal regulation or notice, the maker's own product page, record, manual and policy, our own store record.

T2 is a party's own publication about its product or its measurements: the motor maker's workbook, the research groups' and laboratories' published measurements, the maker's own video, and our own recorded ride.

Expiry conditions

Re-read this page if DWMEIGI changes the Silverado HD's price, specification, top speed, load limit or warranty on its US product page, manual or policy; if DWMEIGI publishes the trike's weight, its folding steps or the speed setting it ships with; or if the price, the colorways or the Shop Pay terms change on our store.

Re-read it as well if a recall is published naming DWMEIGI, MEIGI or the MG2301, if a state in the class table changes its e-bike definition, or if our ride video is edited or replaced. Verified October 3, 2026.

References

The full bibliographic record for each document cited above, with the date it was retrieved.

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