Electric Trikes USA (2026): 23 Matched to You

23 trikes measured · seven matching axes · 7 riding situations · widths from 25.2 in to 38.5 in · payloads to 550 lb · $1,199 to $4,099

Last verified: September 6, 2026. Every price, dimension and specification below was read that day from our own live listing or from the manufacturer's own page, and the source of each is named.

Quick answer. An electric trike is chosen by seven things: what you carry, who is riding, where you ride, your age, your height, your weight and how far you go. Three wheels solve balance and nothing else, so start with the problem you actually have. A trike is also the hardest shape to judge from a photograph, so the directory of e-bike stores near you is worth checking for one you can sit on. Below, all 23 trikes we stock are matched across seven riding situations, priced from $1,199 to $4,099, with the one dimension that decides the answer in one state — overall width — measured against the law that uses it.

If balance at a standstill is your whole reason for looking at three wheels, start with Area A. If your problem is a garage that is already full, start with Area C. If you ride in New York, read where you ride before you read anything else, because it removes machines from your list that no spec sheet would.

How we verified this guide

Verified 6 September 2026. Every figure here was read that day and is dated where it decides something.

• The shelf was measured in full, and the denominator is published. 23 three-wheeled electric trikes were found across 595 products on our own storefront, using two independent detection routes — an attribute match on product type, title, handle and tags, and a separate sweep of every active product's body text for three-wheel language. The second route raised 50 candidates outside the 23; all 50 were opened and read by hand, and all 50 were false positives. None was sampled.
• Width was verified at the manufacturer wherever the manufacturer publishes it. Where our listing and the maker both publish a width, they agree in 6 cases out of 6, to the tenth of an inch. Where only one publishes, the table below says which.
• Every statute here was opened at its own publisher, never summarised from elsewhere. Both the federal definition and the New York definition were opened at their official publishers on 6 September 2026 and are quoted below in their own words.
• The questions this guide answers came from real searches instead of our own heads. 2,268 rows across four autocomplete engines, the headings of eight pages currently ranking, and a twelve-prompt AI-answer panel. 605 further rows were excluded and the reason for each is recorded — 295 carried no three-wheel term at all, and 260 were non-US queries, because "e-trike" is a licensed public-transport vehicle in the Philippines and a common commercial vehicle in Nigeria and Ghana.
• No search-volume claim appears anywhere on this page, because no volume export was pulled for this topic. An unmeasured figure is left unmeasured.
• Corrections: hello@redtailebikes.com, and every one is dated in the Limitations section.

In this guide

• The seven questions that pick a trike
• Two wheels or three?
• Do electric trikes tip over?
• The four trike shapes, and which is right for you
• Right place: where you ride
• Right height: matching a rider to a frame
• Right weight: payload, and what actually limits you
• Right range: reading the claim
• Right age: what the law asks
• Area A — Balance and confidence — the upright city trike
• Area B — A bad back, tired hips, and rides that go long — semi-recumbent
• Area C — A small garage, an RV, a car trunk — folding
• Area D — Bringing things home — cargo
• Area E — Bringing a person — passenger and tandem
• Area F — Hills, gravel and rough ground
• Area G — two wheels at the front, and which trike is the right one for a shorter rider
• All 23 picks compared
• The width table
• More reading for when a trike is the wrong answer
• The pre-purchase checklist
• Where our evidence comes from
• Limitations of this guide
• Frequently asked questions
• The bottom line
• Primary sources

The seven questions that pick a trike

Most trike pages sort by price. Price is the last question, because a trike that is wrong for your body or your street is bad value at any number. If you want the budget conversation first, our guide to what an e-bike actually costs works through where the money goes.

Work through these seven in order. Each one maps to a figure you can check before you spend anything, and each one removes machines from your list.

Question three is the one buyers skip and then pay for. A trike is not a bicycle you can stand on its end in a corner. It has a footprint, it keeps that footprint at all times, and that footprint has to fit through your side gate, into your garage and — in one state — inside a legal definition.

Two wheels or three? The question that comes before every other one

Three wheels buy you exactly one thing: you never have to balance, including at zero miles an hour. Everything else about a trike is a trade made to get that.

The moment three wheels solve is not the riding. It is the two seconds at the curb with one foot down and a bag of groceries on the bars, and the two seconds pulling away from a junction on a slope. If neither of those moments worries you, a two-wheeler will be lighter, narrower, cheaper and easier to store, and our step-through and comfort bikes are the better place to look.

What you give up is real and worth stating plainly:

The last row is the one that surprises people, and settle it before you buy, well before the day you first try to move the machine. Plan how the machine travels before you buy it.

Do electric trikes tip over?

A trike can be tipped, and the reason is the same reason it feels stable: it does not lean. A bicycle leans into a corner so that the combined force runs down through the tires. A trike stays flat, so a corner taken too fast pushes the load sideways over the outside wheels and lifts the inside one. Speed into the corner is the variable you control, and it is almost always the one at fault.

Three habits remove nearly all of it, and none of them is difficult:

1. Slow before the corner, not in it. Braking mid-corner shifts weight forward and outward at the moment the machine has least to give.
2. Do not lean. The instinct carried over from a bicycle is exactly wrong here. Leaning into the turn moves your mass toward the outside of the machine's footprint. Sit upright, or lean very slightly into the inside of the turn, which is what trike riders learn to do.
3. Load low and centered. A heavy bag high in a rear basket raises the center of mass at the exact end of the machine that lifts first.

Two design choices on this shelf change the arithmetic rather than the technique.

A tilting frame lets the machine lean like a bicycle while keeping three contact patches. The U-Trike U-710 and U-Trike U-750 are the two here that do it.

A tadpole layout puts two wheels at the front, which is where the braking load goes. The Spytan 2 and SpytanX use it, and both publish a 15 mph assist ceiling where 19 of the 23 machines here publish 20.

A rear differential is the other thing to look for, and it is not about tipping. Without one, both rear wheels turn at the same rate, so in a tight turn one of them has to scrub. With one, the outside wheel is free to travel further, and the machine comes round without fighting you.

The four trike shapes, and which shape is the right one for you

Every machine on this page is one of four shapes, and the shape decides more about your day than the motor does.

Still weighing shapes in general before you get down to trikes? Our e-bike frame types explainer covers the whole range side by side.

Two layout choices cut across those four and are worth knowing by name. A delta trike has one wheel at the front and two at the back, which is the common arrangement and the one every upright here uses. A tadpole reverses it, two at the front and one behind, which puts the wheels where the braking load goes and lowers the seat. Both tadpoles here sit in Area G.

Which shape for which body?

The honest short answer is that the seat decides it. If sitting upright on a saddle is comfortable for twenty minutes, an upright trike is lighter, narrower and cheaper. If it is not, no amount of suspension will fix it, and the semi-recumbent chair is the answer where a softer saddle is not.

Right place: where you ride decides more than the spec sheet

This is the axis that trike marketing skips, and it is the one that removes machines from your list before any other. Four things about a place matter.

Is it legal where you are riding?

Federally, a trike is an e-bike.

The Consumer Product Safety Act's definition at 15 U.S.C. § 2085(b) covers "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" (read 6 September 2026).

The three-wheel case is in the statute itself, so a trike inside those limits is a low-speed electric bicycle as a matter of federal product law. A few states say it even more plainly — our Indiana law page quotes Indiana’s, which counts a bicycle “irrespective of the number of wheels in contact with the ground”, putting 21 of our trikes inside the state definition.

States write their own operating rules, and one of them uses a number no trike page publishes. New York defines the machine in two steps. Vehicle and Traffic Law § 102 defines a bicycle as "Every two or three wheeled device upon which a person or persons may ride, propelled by human power through a belt, a chain or gears, with such wheels in a tandem or tricycle, except that it shall not include such a device having solid tires and intended for use only on a sidewalk by pre-teenage children." A trike is a bicycle in New York. Then § 102-c defines a bicycle with electric assist as "A bicycle which is no more than thirty-six inches wide and has an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts, equipped with operable pedals, meeting the equipment and manufacturing requirements for bicycles adopted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 C.F.R. Part 1512.1 et seq. and meeting the requirements of one of the following three classes", which the section then sets out as Class one, Class two and Class three at twenty, twenty and twenty-five miles per hour (both read 6 September 2026).

Read those requirements as a chain, because the statute joins them with "and": under thirty-six inches wide, under seven hundred fifty watts, working pedals, the federal bicycle equipment rules, and one of the three classes. Thirty-six inches is the first link.

Width is therefore a legal specification in New York, and it is the one specification a three-wheeler cannot design away.

Of the 23 machines here, 20 publish an overall width and 4 of those are wider than thirty-six inches, which places them outside § 102-c's definition of a bicycle with electric assist. The statute draws a line, and those machines sit on the far side of it.

The width limit says nothing about how a machine is built. The four in question are wide for a reason a New York buyer can see coming: three of them carry a second person or run a tadpole front axle. The full measurement is in the width table.

Can it even be delivered to you?

New York City is its own answer, and it is a hard one. Under Local Law 39 of 2023, in effect since 16 September 2023, battery-powered micromobility devices and their batteries must be certified to accredited-laboratory standards to be sold, leased or rented in the city: UL 2849 for an e-bike's electrical system and UL 2271 for the battery, per the city's own statement of the requirement (read 6 September 2026).

Certification and delivery are two different questions, and it is worth keeping them apart. 16 of the 23 machines here publish a UL standard by number, including several that cannot currently be shipped to the city.

The delivery question is separate and is about carriers, not compliance. 20 of the 23 trikes on this page cannot currently be delivered to a New York City address, because Addmotor has suspended e-bike and e-trike shipments to all five boroughs under its current shipping policy. We would rather you read that here than meet it at checkout.

That leaves 3 that can: Eunorau ONE-TRIKE 2.0 Rear-Drive Electric Trike (full review), Eunorau NEW-TRIKE 2.0 Foldable Electric Trike and the Velotric Triker. If you are in the five boroughs, email us before you order and we will confirm the position on the day.

What is the ground like?

Surface decides the wheel and the suspension, and a trike punishes a bad guess more than a bicycle does, because you cannot lift a wheel over anything.

• Smooth paths and paved streets. Any upright here is enough.
• Broken pavement, gravel, packed trail, grass. Fat tires and suspension stop being a luxury, and our fat tire versus regular tire comparison and suspension guide explain what each one buys you. Area F is built for this.
• Real hills. Motor power and sensor type matter more than anything else on the sheet, and our motor guide covers the hub-versus-mid-drive question in full. The one machine here whose climbing has been through a published test procedure is the Velotric Triker: Electric Bike Report reports it "did a fantastic job in our Hill Test" and, set against another 500 W trike on the same hill, reached the top 18 seconds sooner on throttle. The publication states no gradient, and says its own comparison set is still being rebuilt, so read it as one result and not a ranking.

Where does it live between rides?

Measure three things before you buy: the width of your side gate, the space your car actually leaves in the garage, and the height of the lip you will have to get the machine over. Then check the folded size if you are considering Area C.

A trike is too wide for almost every standard car bike rack, so transport realistically means a hitch carrier with a ramp, a trailer, a van or a fold. Of the 21 machines here that publish a weight, the lightest is 85.8 lb and the heaviest is 198 lb. Neither is a machine you lift alone.

Right height: matching a rider to a frame, measured

All 23 machines here publish a rider-height window, which makes height the easiest of the seven questions to answer.

Two things to know before you read the table. The windows are the maker's, and they are wider than a fitting would be, so if you are within an inch of either end treat it as a maybe. And a trike's fit is set mostly by seat height and reach to the bars, both of which adjust, so the window is about whether the adjustment range reaches you.

The pattern is worth naming: the semi-recumbent chair reaches both the tallest and, on the Freetan, some of the shortest riders, because a seat that slides along a boom has more travel than a seatpost does.

Right weight: payload, and what actually limits you

Read the payload figure carefully, because makers publish it two different ways and the two are not comparable.

• Some publish a split: a rider figure plus a separate rack or basket figure. The Addmotor Grandtan M-340 eTrike publishes "350 lb rider + 100 lb basket".
• Some publish a single total. The Addmotor E-325 Family Electric Cargo Trike publishes 550 lb total, and the Velotric Triker publishes 500 lb "max total payload (including rear basket load)".

A 440 lb total and a "350 + 100" are not the same machine for a 300 lb rider who also carries shopping. When the figure is a total, everything counts: you, your clothes, the groceries, the lock, the second battery.

If rider weight is your constraint and cargo is not, our guide for heavier riders measures the same question across the two-wheeled shelf.

Right range: how to read a number that was measured on the flat

Every range figure in this category is a best case, and the makers say so. Addmotor labels its figures as estimates in its own policy, and the top of a quoted band is normally the lowest assist level on flat ground with a light rider.

The useful way to read them is as a ceiling you will not reach. Where an independent test exists, the gap is visible.

Electric Bike Report rode the Velotric Triker to nearly 41 miles in a test built to find its minimum range, at the machine's highest power level in torque-sensing mode at up to 14 mph, against the 60-mile figure Velotric publishes. That is a deliberate worst case, and it is the only independently measured range figure on this shelf.

We have reviewed one of these machines in depth ourselves: the Eunorau NEW-TRIKE 2.0 review goes through its published figures model by model.

Neither of those test results is a failing. Both are the same fact about how this whole category publishes range, and the sensible planning rule that falls out of it is simple: halve the headline figure, then check that the result still covers your longest regular ride with something in hand. A trike is heavier than a bicycle and carries more, and both of those spend watt-hours.

If your real answer is that you ride five miles at a time, range is not your deciding specification and you can stop reading this section. Buy on fit and on width.

Right age: what the law asks, and what it does not

Across the state e-bike statutes we have read and published, every age rule is a minimum. We have not found a maximum riding age in any of them, and the rules that exist are aimed at young riders. Our state law pages quote each one, so you can check your own instead of taking that on trust.

The minimum varies by state and by class, commonly 15 or 16 for the faster class, and it follows where you ride, and never what you bought. Our state-by-state e-bike law pages carry the rule for each one, with the statute quoted. Two points that matter specifically for trikes:

1. A trike is treated as a bicycle in the states we have read, so the age rule that applies is the bicycle or e-bike rule, and nothing three-wheel-specific.
2. A second seat is a separate question from age. Carrying a passenger on the Addmotor Greattan L Passenger Electric Trike or the Addmotor M-380 Tandem eTrike brings in local rules about passengers on bicycles, which are municipal as often as they are statewide. Check your own city before you plan to carry a child. Riders weighing two wheels for the ride to work should read our commuter electric bikes guide, which cards three of these trikes beside 21 bicycles.

For a rider in their seventies or eighties the legal answer is that nothing stands in your way. The practical answer is the seven questions above, and our guide to electric bikes for seniors works the same ground for two-wheelers and step-throughs.

Picks by riding situation: all 23 trikes

Every trike we sell appears below, matched by use, body and state — the area its own published specification puts it in, the rider it fits, and the place it suits.

Each area carries a price ladder, and each card says who the machine is for and who should read a different one of ours instead.

All 23 had at least one buyable option and a working cart link on 6 September 2026, and every price below was read from our own live listing that day.

Area A — Balance and confidence — the upright city trike

The short answer for this area: Budget ONE-TRIKE 2.0 Rear-Drive Electric Trike, $1,799 · Mid Grandtan M-340 eTrike, $2,399 · Mid Triketan M-330 eTrike, $2,399 · Premium Triker, $2,499.

Who this area is for: Riders whose honest answer to "do you trust your balance at a standstill?" is no, or not quite. This is the largest group of trike buyers and the one the category serves best. Four machines, three brands, and the only area on this page where you have a real brand choice.

2 of the four publish a rear differential. Prices run from $1,799 to $2,499, across 3 brands (Addmotor, Eunorau, Velotric).

Budget — Eunorau ONE-TRIKE 2.0 Rear-Drive Electric Trike, $1,799

The cheapest way onto three wheels here that also carries serious weight. Eunorau publishes a 440 lb total payload, a 500 W rear-drive motor rated at 80 N·m, a rear differential and 85.98 lb — and it is one of only three machines on this page that can currently be delivered to New York City.

Best for: a rider who wants stability and load capacity without spending past $2,000, on flat-to-rolling streets and errands inside ten miles. Not for you if: you ride in New York State and want to stay inside the § 102-c definition. Eunorau publishes a 36.2 in maximum width, a fifth of an inch over the thirty-six-inch line. Everywhere else in the country that figure changes nothing. If you are in the state, the Grandtan M-340 at 32.3 in is the equivalent machine that sits inside it.

36.2 in wide · fits 5'2" to 6'1" · 440 lbs — published by Eunorau's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the ONE-TRIKE 2.0 Rear-Drive Electric Trike — $1,799, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Addmotor Grandtan M-340 eTrike, $2,399

The volume seller of this shelf and the one we would put most people on. A 750 W rear hub with a torque sensor, a 960 Wh Samsung pack, a rear differential, mechanical discs on all three wheels with a parking brake, and 32.3 in of width confirmed at Addmotor's own page.

Best for: the rider whose week mixes surfaces: pavement out, packed gravel or a rough park path back. The 4-inch tires are what separates it from the Triketan M-330 at the same price, which runs narrower rubber for pavement only. Not for you if: your streets are broken or your route is genuinely steep. The suspension here is a fork only, so Area F and the Grandtan X are the better read.

32.3 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'4" · 350 lb rider + 100 lb basket — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Grandtan M-340 eTrike — $2,399, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Addmotor Triketan M-330 eTrike, $2,399

The Grandtan's sibling on narrower tires, and the one to take if your riding is entirely paved. Same 350 lb rider plus 100 lb basket split, same rider window, 33.5 in wide, and it is sold in a Standard frame for 5'2"–6'4" and a Mini for 5'0"–6'2".

Best for: a paved-surface rider who wants the Grandtan package with less rolling resistance, and shorter riders who need the Mini frame. Not for you if: you meet gravel, grass or a curb cut with a lip. Narrow tires are the wrong tool there, and the Landtan is the cheaper answer for it.

33.5 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'4" (Standard) / 5'0"–6'2" (Mini) · 350 lb rider + 100 lb basket — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Triketan M-330 eTrike — $2,399, ships free · full specifications

Premium — Velotric Triker, $2,499

The most tested machine on this page, and the only one put through a published test procedure by somebody other than its maker. Electric Bike Report ran its hill test and its range test: it "did a fantastic job" climbing, beat another 500 W trike up the same hill by 18 seconds on throttle, and returned nearly 41 miles in a deliberate minimum-range test at its highest power level.

Velotric publishes 750 W / 90 N·m, 85.8 lb, a 500 lb total payload, a switchable torque-or-cadence sensor and the widest published rider window here at 4'10" to 6'5".

Best for: hills, a household where a 4'10" rider and a 6'5" rider share one machine, and anybody who wants a published test behind the claim. It is also one of the three that reaches New York City. Not for you if: your gate or your garage door is tight enough that an inch decides it. Work from a machine whose overall width you can hold against a tape measure first: the Grandtan M-340 is 32.3 in and the Citytan M-315 is 25.2 in.

fits 4'10" to 6'5" · 500 lbs max total payload (including rear basket load) — published by Velotric's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Triker — $2,499, ships free · full specifications

Area B — A bad back, tired hips, and rides that go long — semi-recumbent

The short answer for this area: Budget Arisetan II M-360 Mini Semi-Recumbent eTrike, $2,699 · Mid Arisetan II M-360 Semi-Recumbent eTrike, $2,799 · Premium Freetan M-368X Full-Suspension Semi-Recumbent eTrike, $3,299.

Who this area is for: Riders whose back, hips or wrists are the reason they stopped cycling. The semi-recumbent chair moves your weight onto a backrest and takes the load off your hands entirely, and it is the shape to try when a softer saddle has already failed.

All three are Addmotor, because it is the only maker in our range building this shape. Prices run from $2,699 to $3,299, across 1 brand (Addmotor).

Budget — Addmotor Arisetan II M-360 Mini Semi-Recumbent eTrike, $2,699

The way into the semi-recumbent chair. A full backrest, pedals out in front, 31.0 in of width a 750 W rear-drive motor and a rear differential. Only the Citytan M-315 and the U-Trike U-710 are narrower.

Best for: a semi-recumbent rider at the shorter end of the range. The Mini and the full-size Arisetan are the same 31.0 in wide and within 2 lb of each other; the window is the difference, and this one starts an inch lower at 5'6". Not for you if: you are shorter than 5'6". The Mini's window starts there, and the Freetan M-368X reaches down to 5'1".

31.0 in wide · fits 5'6"–6'5" · 280 lb rider + 100 lb rack — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Arisetan II M-360 Mini Semi-Recumbent eTrike — $2,699, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Addmotor Arisetan II M-360 Semi-Recumbent eTrike, $2,799

The full-size Arisetan, same 31.0 in width and same chair, with the rider window moved up to 5'7" to 6'6" and a published 85 miles at the lowest assist level.

Best for: the taller semi-recumbent rider. Its window runs an inch higher than the Mini's at both ends, to 6'6", and it publishes 85 miles at the lowest assist level. Not for you if: your rides involve rough surfaces. This is a front-fork machine, and the Freetan M-368X is the full-suspension version of the same idea.

31.0 in wide · fits 5'7"–6'6" (Standard; the Mini version fits 5'6"–6'5") · 280 lb rider + 100 lb rack — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Arisetan II M-360 Semi-Recumbent eTrike — $2,799, ships free · full specifications

Premium — Addmotor Freetan M-368X Full-Suspension Semi-Recumbent eTrike, $3,299

The most accommodating machine on this page for body size and the most comfortable over bad ground: full suspension under a semi-recumbent chair, 31.9 in wide confirmed at Addmotor, and a rider window of 5'1" to 6'7" that reaches higher than anything else here and lower than any other semi-recumbent.

Best for: long rides, imperfect surfaces, and households where a 5'1" rider and a 6'6" rider share one machine. Not for you if: you have to move it by hand. At 148 lb it is among the heaviest here, and if the machine has to be shifted around a garage the U-Trike U-710 at 90 lb and 29.5 in is a different proposition.

31.9 in wide · fits 5'1"–6'7" · 280 lb rider + 100 lb rack — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Freetan M-368X Full-Suspension Semi-Recumbent eTrike — $3,299, ships free · full specifications

Area C — A small garage, an RV, a car trunk — folding

The short answer for this area: Budget Citytan M-315 Folding eTrike, $1,199 · Mid Citytri E-310 Folding Electric Trike, $1,699 · Mid Triketan M-330F Folding eTrike, $2,399 · Mid NEW-TRIKE 2.0 Foldable Electric Trike, $2,499 · Premium U-Trike U-710 Folding Tilting eTrike, $2,699.

Who this area is for: The machine has to live somewhere small, travel in an RV, or spend the winter in a corner. Folding a trike does not make it light, and that is the trap in this area: read the weight beside the fold.

Widths here run from 25.2 in to 33.5 in, the widest spread of any area on this page. Prices run from $1,199 to $2,699, across 2 brands (Addmotor, Eunorau).

Budget — Addmotor Citytan M-315 Folding eTrike, $1,199

The least expensive trike we sell, and the narrowest machine on this page at 25.2 in, which is narrower than many bicycle handlebars. It folds, publishes 96 lb including battery, and carries 230 lb of rider plus 80 lb of cargo.

Best for: tight storage above everything else, short neighborhood errands, and riders of 5'1" to 5'9". Not for you if: rider plus shopping goes over 230 lb, or you are taller than 5'9". The Citytri E-310 takes 280 lb for $500 more, and Area A opens the height window.

25.2 in wide · fits 5'1"–5'9" · 230 lb rider + 80 lb cargo — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Citytan M-315 Folding eTrike — $1,199, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Addmotor Citytri E-310 Folding Electric Trike, $1,699

The folder most people should buy. Our Addmotor Citytri E-310 review rides it off pavement and reports what the folding joint does under a 220 lb rider. 86 lb, a 960 Wh pack, 280 lb rider plus 80 lb cargo, a parking brake, a low stand-over and an 80 lb-rated rack, with UL 2271 and UL 2849 both claimed.

Best for: an RV, a small garage, or a rider who wants the biggest battery in this group with UL 2271 and UL 2849 both named on the spec sheet. Not for you if: you want to cruise nearer 20 mph. This one is set up for relaxed neighborhood speeds. If pace matters, the Triketan M-330F is the folder with the longer legs.

fits 5'1"–5'9" · 280 lb rider + 80 lb cargo — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Citytri E-310 Folding Electric Trike — $1,699, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Addmotor Triketan M-330F Folding eTrike, $2,399

The Triketan with a fold, at the same price as the rigid version. 33.5 in wide, 350 lb rider plus 100 lb basket, 112 lb, and UL 2271 named on the maker's own spec sheet.

Best for: a rider who wants the full-size Triketan package and needs it to collapse for winter storage or a trailer, at 5'2" to 6'4". Not for you if: you fold it every week and lift it. 112 lb folds but does not get lighter, and the Citytan M-315 at 96 lb and 25.2 in is the one that actually tucks away.

33.5 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'4" · 350 lb rider + 100 lb basket — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Triketan M-330F Folding eTrike — $2,399, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Eunorau NEW-TRIKE 2.0 Foldable Electric Trike, $2,499

The folder with the biggest published range claim here, 60 to 100 miles, from a 48 V 20 Ah Samsung-cell pack and a 500 W motor rated at 80 N·m. Hydraulic brakes with a motor cut-off and a parking brake, fat tires, a 440 lb total payload, and it reaches New York City.

Best for: a rider who wants fat tires and a fold in the same machine, and who needs the delivery question to have a yes in it. Not for you if: you will be lifting it or squeezing it through a tight gate, where you want both numbers in front of you before you buy. The Triketan M-330F is the folder to measure against, at 33.5 in and 112 lb.

fits 5'1" to 6'1" · 440 lbs — published by Eunorau's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the NEW-TRIKE 2.0 Foldable Electric Trike — $2,499, ships free · full specifications

Premium — Addmotor U-Trike U-710 Folding Tilting eTrike, $2,699

The one that leans. A tilting frame lets it corner like a bicycle while keeping three wheels down, it folds, it is 29.5 in wide and 90 lb, and it carries 340 lb of rider plus 100 lb of rack for a 440 lb total.

Best for: a rider coming off two wheels who misses leaning into a corner, and anybody whose storage is genuinely narrow. Not for you if: you want three wheels precisely because you do not want to think about balance at all. Tilting adds back a little of what a trike removed, and the Grandtan M-340 stays flat by design.

29.5 in wide · fits 5'1"–6'0" · 340 lb rider + 100 lb rack (440 lb total) — published by our own live listing, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the U-Trike U-710 Folding Tilting eTrike — $2,699, ships free · full specifications

Area D — Bringing things home — cargo

If two wheels are still on the table, our cargo e-bike guide compares long-tail frames against these trikes on published payload, rack rating and price.

The short answer for this area: Lower price E-325 Family Electric Cargo Trike, $3,699 · Higher price Greattan D Cargo eTrike, $3,799.

Who this area is for: You are replacing car journeys with a machine that carries a real load on a stable base. This is where a trike beats a two-wheeled cargo bike outright, because the load never fights your balance.

There is no budget tier in this area. Both cargo trikes we stock sit near the top of the range, because the load bed, the axle and the brakes are what the money buys. If your budget stops below $3,000, a folder from Area C with a rear basket carries a real shop and costs half as much. Prices run from $3,699 to $3,799, across 1 brand (Addmotor).

Lower price — Addmotor E-325 Family Electric Cargo Trike, $3,699

The heavy hauler. 550 lb total payload, 33.0 in wide confirmed at Addmotor, hydraulic discs with twin 180 mm rotors at the front and a parking brake, a 960 Wh pack and 198 lb of machine.

Best for: the heaviest loads on this page. Its 550 lb total is 50 lb more than the Greattan D's combined rating, and the hydraulic brakes with twin front rotors are what stop it. Not for you if: you have to move it without the motor. At 198 lb this is the heaviest machine here by 31 lb, and the Greattan D does similar work at 148 lb.

33.0 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'4" · 550 lb total — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the E-325 Family Electric Cargo Trike — $3,699, ships free · full specifications

Higher price — Addmotor Greattan D Cargo eTrike, $3,799

The long-range cargo option. Addmotor quotes 120 miles at the lowest assist level with the dual-battery setup; the price here is the single-battery build, so ask us before you order if the mileage is the reason you are buying. 350 lb of rider plus 150 lb of cargo, 32.7 in wide and 148 lb.

Best for: the same job as the E-325 over longer distances, and 50 lb less machine to move around a garage at 148 lb against 198 lb. Not for you if: your load is the limit rather than your mileage. The E-325 takes 550 lb total against this machine's 500 lb combined.

32.7 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'4" · 350 lb rider + 150 lb cargo — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Greattan D Cargo eTrike — $3,799, ships free · full specifications

Area E — Bringing a person — passenger and tandem

The short answer for this area: Lower price Greattan L Passenger Electric Trike, $3,899 · Higher price M-380 Tandem eTrike, $4,099. The difference is whether your second person pedals or is carried — our M-380 review works that decision through with both machines' published numbers.

Who this area is for: You are carrying a person, and a person is not cargo. Both machines here are wide, and both are wide for the same reason — the second seat.

There is no budget or mid tier here: carrying a second person starts at $3,899 in our range, and nothing cheaper does it safely. Both also sit outside New York's thirty-six-inch definition, treated in full in the width table. Prices run from $3,899 to $4,099, across 1 brand (Addmotor).

Lower price — Addmotor Greattan L Passenger Electric Trike, $3,899

A second seat behind the rider, rated for 150 lb of passenger or cargo on top of a 350 lb rider, and a published width of 36.6 in. The 130 mile figure is Addmotor's dual-battery quote; the listed price is the single-battery build.

Best for: carrying one other person on short local journeys, where a car would otherwise be started for a two-mile trip. Not for you if: you ride in New York State. At 36.6 in it sits outside § 102-c's thirty-six-inch definition, which is a consequence of building a machine wide enough to seat two. For a New York rider who needs to carry things rather than people, the Greattan D at 32.7 in does the job inside the line.

36.6 in wide · fits 5'4"–6'4" · 350 lb rider + 150 lb passenger/cargo — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Greattan L Passenger Electric Trike — $3,899, ships free · full specifications

Higher price — Addmotor M-380 Tandem eTrike, $4,099

Two riders in line, pedaling together, on a 550 lb total payload. Addmotor quotes 130 miles with the dual-battery setup, and the price here is the single-battery build. At 38.5 in it is the widest machine here.

Best for: two people who want to ride together at the same pace, on wide paths and quiet roads, where storage and turning space are not tight. Not for you if: you are in New York State, or your storage is measured in inches. At 38.5 in it is outside § 102-c, and it wants a wide gate and a clear run to park. Two people who each want their own machine will do better with two from Area A.

38.5 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'4" · 550 lb total — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the M-380 Tandem eTrike — $4,099, ships free · full specifications

Area F — Hills, gravel and rough ground

The short answer for this area: Budget Landtan Fat Tire eTrike, $1,899 · Mid Soletri II M-366X / Herotri II M-365X Full-Suspension eTrike, $2,799 · Mid Grandtan X Full-Suspension eTrike, $2,899 · Mid U-Trike U-750 Tilting eTrike, $2,899 · Premium Grandtan Turbo Mid-Drive eTrike, $3,399.

Who this area is for: Broken pavement, gravel, packed trail, grass, and real gradients. A trike cannot lift a wheel over an obstacle, so tire volume and suspension do more work here than on a bicycle.

This is the deepest area on the page. Prices run from $1,899 to $3,399, across 1 brand (Addmotor).

Budget — Addmotor Landtan Fat Tire eTrike, $1,899

The cheapest way onto fat tires here. A 750 W rear motor, a 48 V 15 Ah pack, a 65 mile claim, 32.7 in wide, 90 lb, 300 lb payload, and a differential and parking brake included.

Best for: packed trail, grass, beach approach roads and broken pavement, on rides of an hour or so, at 5'1" to 5'9". Not for you if: you are over 5'9" or over 300 lb. The Soletri II opens the window to 6'2" and 450 lb.

32.7 in wide · fits 5'1"–5'9" · 300 lb — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Landtan Fat Tire eTrike — $1,899, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Addmotor Soletri II M-366X / Herotri II M-365X Full-Suspension eTrike, $2,799

Full suspension and a 450 lb payload, 32.7 in wide confirmed at Addmotor, an 85 mile claim, and two frame styles at one price for 5'2" to 6'2".

Best for: a heavier rider on rough ground, which is the combination most trikes handle worst. Not for you if: you need the biggest battery and the most refined power delivery. The Grandtan Turbo is the mid-drive answer for sustained climbing.

32.7 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'2" (both frames) · 450 lb — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Soletri II M-366X / Herotri II M-365X Full-Suspension eTrike — $2,799, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Addmotor Grandtan X Full-Suspension eTrike, $2,899

The Grandtan with suspension at both ends. 380 lb payload, 32.3 in wide confirmed at Addmotor, a 960 Wh Samsung pack, an upgraded torque sensor, and three-wheel mechanical discs with motor cut-off and a parking brake.

Best for: long rides on imperfect surfaces where you want the 960 Wh Samsung pack and the torque sensor. The Soletri II carries 70 lb more payload for $100 less, so choose this one for the drivetrain and that one for the load. Not for you if: your ground is smooth. On flat pavement you would be carrying 128 lb for suspension you never call on, and the Grandtan M-340 is 18 lb lighter and $500 less.

32.3 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'4" · 380 lb — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Grandtan X Full-Suspension eTrike — $2,899, ships free · full specifications

Mid — Addmotor U-Trike U-750 Tilting eTrike, $2,899

The tilting frame without the fold, on a bigger platform: 33.5 in wide, a 440 lb combined rating, and an 85 mile claim.

Best for: a rider who wants the leaning behavior on longer rides and does not need the machine to collapse. Not for you if: you need to move it around a garage by hand. At 167 lb it is the second-heaviest here; the U-Trike U-710 is the same idea at 90 lb.

33.5 in wide · fits 5'1"–6'0" · 340 lb rider + 100 lb rack (440 lb total) — published by our own live listing, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the U-Trike U-750 Tilting eTrike — $2,899, ships free · full specifications

Premium — Addmotor Grandtan Turbo Mid-Drive eTrike, $3,399

The only mid-drive on this page. A Bafang 1000 W mid-drive with a torque sensor puts power through the gears rather than the hub, which is what you want on a long climb under load. 33.5 in wide confirmed at Addmotor, 350 lb rider plus 100 lb basket, 960 Wh.

Best for: sustained hills, a loaded machine, and a rider who will notice the difference between a hub motor laboring and a mid-drive holding a cadence. Not for you if: your riding is flat. A mid-drive earns its price on gradients, and on level ground the Grandtan M-340 does the same job for $1,000 less.

33.5 in wide · fits 5'2"–6'4" · 350 lb rider + 100 lb basket — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Grandtan Turbo Mid-Drive eTrike — $3,399, ships free · full specifications

Area G — two wheels at the front, and which trike is the right one for a shorter rider

The short answer for this area: Lower price Spytan 2 Front Wheel eTrike, $2,199 · Higher price SpytanX Reverse eTrike, $2,599.

Who this area is for: Two wheels at the front and one behind. It puts the wheels where the braking load goes, drops the seat lower than any delta trike here, and both machines publish a 15 mph assist ceiling rather than 20.

There is no premium tier here: the pair are $400 apart, which is a choice and no ladder. Both open at a 4'9" rider height, the lowest on this page.

Between the two, take the Spytan 2. It is 3.3 in narrower, $400 less, and the one of the pair inside New York's definition. The SpytanX earns its price only if you want the larger platform under you. Prices run from $2,199 to $2,599, across 1 brand (Addmotor).

Lower price — Addmotor Spytan 2 Front Wheel eTrike, $2,199

Two wheels at the front, one behind, and the lowest entry height on this page: the rider window starts at 4'9". 380 lb total, 34.1 in wide, a 90 mile claim, and a published assist ceiling of 15 mph rather than 20.

Best for: shorter riders who also want the narrower of the two tadpoles. At 34.1 in it goes through gates the 37.4 in SpytanX will not, and it is the one of the pair inside New York's definition. Not for you if: you want to keep up with traffic on a road. 15 mph is a deliberate pace, and the upright trikes in Area A publish 20 mph.

34.1 in wide · fits 4'9"–5'9" · 380 lb total (strip: 300 rider + 80 rack) — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the Spytan 2 Front Wheel eTrike — $2,199, ships free · full specifications

Higher price — Addmotor SpytanX Reverse eTrike, $2,599

The tadpole with the larger platform and a 380 lb payload, 105 lb, the same 4'9" entry height and the same 15 mph published ceiling.

Best for: a shorter rider who wants the tadpole layout on the larger platform, and who will feel the 21 lb it saves over the Spytan 2 every time it is moved by hand. Not for you if: you ride in New York State. Its 37.4 in width places it outside § 102-c, a consequence of the two-wheels-forward layout. The Spytan 2 at 34.1 in is the same idea inside the line.

37.4 in wide · fits 4'9"–5'9" · 380 lb — published by Addmotor's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Price and stock read from our live listing the same day.

Get the SpytanX Reverse eTrike — $2,599, ships free · full specifications

All 23 picks compared

Every machine we stock, sorted by price. Every cell was read on 6 September 2026 from our own listing or the maker's page. A blank reads "not published" and is never filled in with an estimate.

Sources: our own live listings and each manufacturer's own product page, read 6 September 2026. Range figures are the makers' own claims at their lowest assist level and are not test results.

The width table, and the one law that uses it

Overall width is the specification this category publishes least and the only one that carries a legal consequence anywhere in the United States. Every figure we could establish is below, with the source of each.

How to read this table. 20 of 23 machines publish an overall width. 16 of those sit inside New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 102-c's thirty-six-inch limit and 4 sit outside it. Six machines are published by both us and the manufacturer, and all six agree to the tenth of an inch — which is the reason we are willing to put the other figures in front of you.

Three points a New York reader should take from it, and nobody else needs to:

1. Outside the definition is not the same as unusable. § 102-c decides what counts as a bicycle with electric assist in New York. A machine outside it is simply not that thing under that statute, and what it is instead depends on how your own jurisdiction classifies it. Our New York e-bike law page works through the definition and the classes in full.
2. The four wider machines are wider for a visible reason. Three of the four carry a second person or run two wheels at the front. Width is what that costs.
3. Everywhere else in the country, this table is a garage-door question rather than a legal one. Only New York puts a width inside the definition among the states we have read.

More reading for when a trike is the wrong answer

A trike is a specific answer to a specific problem. If the seven questions pointed somewhere else, these are the honest routes out.

The pre-purchase checklist

Ten minutes with a tape measure saves the return.

1. Measure the narrowest gap the trike must pass — side gate, garage door, shed opening — and compare it to the width column above. Add two inches for your knuckles.
2. Measure where it will live. A trike does not stand on end.
3. Weigh yourself dressed, then add what you carry. Compare that to the total payload rather than to the rider figure.
4. Check your height against the published window, and treat the last inch at either end as a maybe.
5. Halve the range claim, then check it still covers your longest regular ride.
6. Decide how it will travel before you buy: hitch carrier with a ramp, trailer, van, or a fold.
7. Look up your own state's rule on our state law hub — California, Texas and Florida are the three most read — and if you are in New York check the width first.
8. If you are in New York City, email us before ordering. Most of this shelf cannot currently be delivered to the five boroughs, because of a carrier decision, and nothing about the machines themselves. We will tell you what can reach you on the day.
9. Read the certification line on the exact model you are buying, since a range can carry different standards on different machines.
10. Ask us the one question you cannot answer from the page. hello@redtailebikes.com exists for exactly that, and it is cheaper before the order than after.

Where our evidence comes from

Nothing on this page rests on a competitor's summary, an aggregator, or a model's recollection. Every statute was opened at its own publisher on 6 September 2026 and is quoted here in its own words.

Limitations of this guide

Numbered, so they can be argued with.

1. We could not establish an overall width for 3 of the 23, from our own listing or the maker's page, on the date we looked: the Citytri E-310 Folding Electric Trike, the NEW-TRIKE 2.0 Foldable Electric Trike and the Triker. We asked the question of our own record and the makers' pages and did not find an answer; we did not estimate one. If width decides your purchase, choose from the machines that publish it.
2. What we hold for the Velotric Triker is a rear track figure, and track is not overall width. It is measured hub to hub and is narrower than the machine, so we did not substitute one for the other.
3. We could not re-confirm two machines at the maker on 6 September 2026 — the U-Trike U-710 and U-750 — so their figures here are our own listing's, and we say so on the cards.
4. Range figures are claims, not tests. Only two machines on this page have an independently measured range, and both came in well below the published figure. Treat every range column as a ceiling.
5. The New York City delivery position is Addmotor's current shipping policy and can change. It was read from our own listings on 6 September 2026. Email us for the position on the day.
6. Independent testing exists for a small minority of this shelf. We located published test or owner-review coverage for four of the 23 machines. The rest are argued from published specification, and this page says which is which instead of implying an evidence base it does not have.
7. No search-volume figure appears anywhere here, because none was measured for this topic.
8. We read certification per model rather than per family, at our listing and at the maker's own page, and we did not carry a standard across from a sibling machine. 16 of the 23 name a UL standard by number. Where a family member publishes one and another does not, we have not carried it across.
9. Forum evidence is absent, and one route to it was never run. The archive search we normally use returned nothing across half an hour on 6 September 2026, and the direct routes were already closed to us, so this guide rests on published reviews and independent tests instead of owner threads. A slower archive route remains open and unused. We could not look, rather than looked and found nothing.

Re-check this page on: a price or stock change; any change to Addmotor's New York City shipping position; a manufacturer publishing a width we have marked unknown; and any amendment to New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 102-c.

Frequently asked questions

Do electric trikes tip over?

They can, and the mechanism is the thing worth knowing: a trike does not lean into a corner the way a bicycle does, so speed carried into a turn pushes the load over the outside wheels. Slow before the corner rather than in it, do not lean outward, and keep heavy loads low and centered. A tilting frame such as the U-Trike U-710 changes what the machine does, so it asks less of the technique.

Are electric trikes safe for seniors?

Three wheels remove the balance requirement completely, including at a standstill, which is where most low-speed incidents happen. The advantage is genuine, and it is why most people buy one. It is not a blanket safety upgrade: a trike is wider in traffic, heavier to maneuver, and corners differently from the bicycle you learned on. Choose it for the balance problem specifically.

Are electric trikes street legal in the US?

A trike with fully operable pedals, a motor under 750 watts and a motor-only top speed under 20 mph meets the federal definition of a low-speed electric bicycle at 15 U.S.C. § 2085(b), which covers "a two- or three-wheeled vehicle" in terms. Where you may then ride is set by your state and your city, and our state law pages carry each rule with the statute quoted.

Do you need a license to ride an electric trike?

Not for a machine that meets the low-speed electric bicycle definition. New York, for example, excludes "bicycles with electric assist as defined in section one hundred two-c" from its own definition of a motor vehicle at Vehicle and Traffic Law § 125, so no license, registration or plate is required there. A machine outside the definition can fall into a different vehicle category with its own requirements, which is why the specifications matter.

How wide is an electric trike?

Across the 23 we sell, the published figures run from 25.2 in to 38.5 in. Width is the specification this category publishes least often and the one most likely to catch you out at a side gate. It is also the only specification with a legal consequence anywhere in the country: New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 102-c caps a bicycle with electric assist at thirty-six inches wide.

How fast do electric trikes go?

Most machines here publish an assist ceiling of 20 mph, which is the federal low-speed threshold. Two publish a 15 mph ceiling by design: the Spytan 2 and the SpytanX. A trike is a stable machine rather than a fast one, and speed is not the reason to buy three wheels.

Can an electric trike go up hills?

Yes, and motor type matters more than motor wattage. Electric Bike Report ran the Velotric Triker through its hill test and reported it "did a fantastic job", reaching the top 18 seconds ahead of another 500 W trike on throttle. It publishes no gradient figure and neither do we. For sustained climbing under load, the Grandtan Turbo is the only mid-drive here, which puts power through the gears instead of the hub.

What is the weight capacity of an electric trike?

On this page, from 310 lb combined up to 550 lb total. Read the figure carefully: some makers publish a rider figure plus a separate basket figure, and others publish one total that includes everything. The highest totals here are the E-325 and the M-380 Tandem at 550 lb.

Do electric trikes fold up?

Five of the 23 here do, from $1,199 to $2,699. Folding a trike reduces its footprint but not its mass, and the folders here run from 86 lb to 112 lb, so read the weight beside the fold. The narrowest machine on this page is the Citytan M-315 at 25.2 in.

How do you transport an electric trike?

Not on a standard car bike rack, which is the answer most buyers are surprised by. A trike is too wide for almost all of them. The realistic options are a hitch-mounted carrier with a ramp, a trailer, a van or pickup bed, or a folding model. Plan it before you buy.

What is the difference between an upright and a semi-recumbent electric trike?

An upright puts you on a saddle with the pedals below you, as a bicycle does. A semi-recumbent seats you in a chair with a backrest and the pedals out in front, which moves your weight off your hands and lowers the center of gravity. Choose the chair if your back, hips or wrists are the reason you stopped riding, and see Area B.

Why are electric trikes so expensive compared to electric bikes?

A trike has a third wheel, a wider rear end, a rear axle and usually a differential to let the two rear wheels turn at different rates in a corner. The result is more material and more mechanism than a two-wheeler carries. On this page prices run from $1,199 to $4,099.

Should I buy an electric trike or an electric bike?

A trike if you do not trust your balance at a standstill, if you carry loads that would unsettle a two-wheeler, or if staying seated when you stop matters to you. A bike if none of those apply, because it will be lighter, narrower, cheaper and far easier to store and transport. Our seniors guide covers the two-wheeled side of the same decision.

Can two adults ride one electric trike?

Two machines here are built for it. The Greattan L adds a passenger seat rated for 150 lb behind the rider, and the M-380 is a true tandem where both riders pedal, on a 550 lb total payload. Both are wide, and local rules about carrying passengers on a bicycle are worth checking in your own city.

Where can I buy an electric trike near me?

We ship free across the lower 48 and deliver to your door and not to a shop, so "near me" is usually a question about delivery, and no question about a showroom. The exception is New York City: 20 of these 23 machines cannot currently be delivered to the five boroughs, and the three that can are named above.

Do electric trikes need a rear differential?

It is worth looking for. Without one, both rear wheels are driven at the same rate, so in a tight turn one wheel scrubs and the machine fights you. With one, the outside wheel travels further freely and the trike comes round cleanly. Most machines on this page publish one.

The bottom line

Three wheels solve one problem completely and change everything else about the machine. If balance at a standstill is your reason for being here, any trike on this page fixes it, and the decision moves straight to width, weight and where the thing lives.

If you want a single starting point: the Grandtan M-340 eTrike at $2,399 is the machine that fits the most people here, with a manufacturer-confirmed 32.3 in width, a 750 W motor with a torque sensor, and a rider window from 5'2" to 6'4".

If your streets have real gradients, the Triker at $2,499 is the only machine on this shelf whose climbing has been through a published test by somebody other than its maker. If storage is the whole problem, the Citytan M-315 Folding eTrike at $1,199 is 25.2 in wide and folds.

Two things to do before you order, both of which take ten minutes. Measure your narrowest gate and your storage space, and compare them to the width column. And if you ride in New York, check the width against § 102-c first, because that is the one place in the country where a dimension decides what the machine legally is.

Browse every electric trike we sell · questions to hello@redtailebikes.com, and we would rather answer them before the order than after.

Primary sources

1. United States Code, Title 15 § 2085(b), "Low-speed electric bicycles." uscode.house.gov. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
2. New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 102, "Bicycle." New York State Senate. nysenate.gov. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
3. New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 102-c, "Bicycle with electric assist." New York State Senate. nysenate.gov. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
4. City of New York, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, statement of the Local Law 39 of 2023 certification requirement and its enforcement. nyc.gov. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
5. New York City Rules, "Safety Standards for Powered Bicycles, PMDs and Batteries," Local Law 39 of 2023, adopted rule. rules.cityofnewyork.us. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
6. Addmotor, manufacturer product pages and published specification tables for the Grandtan, Grandtan X, Grandtan Turbo, Freetan M-368X, Soletri II, E-325 and M-380. addmotor.com. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
7. Eunorau, ONE-TRIKE 2.0 product page including the published geometry block. eunorau-ebike.com. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
8. Velotric, Triker product page and specification block. velotricbike.com. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
9. Electric Bike Report, "Velotric Triker Review," measured grade and range testing. electricbikereport.com. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
10. Electric Bike Report, "Best Electric Tricycles," tested range figures. electricbikereport.com. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
11. Redtail eBikes, live storefront listings for all 23 trikes: price, stock, variant availability and published specification tables, at redtailebikes.com/collections/electric-trikes. Read 6 September 2026.
12. Addmotor, Grandtan X product page, carrying the manufacturer's own New York City delivery restriction notice. addmotor.com/products/grandtan-x. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
13. Redtail eBikes, Addmotor Grandtan X listing, carrying our own New York City delivery notice at redtailebikes.com/products/addmotor-grandtan-x-full-suspension-etrike. Read 6 September 2026.
14. Redtail eBikes, the demand harvest behind this guide's questions: 2,268 rows across four autocomplete engines, eight ranking pages and a twelve-prompt AI-answer panel, published with this page at redtailebikes.com/blogs/journal/electric-trikes-usa. Run 6 September 2026.

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Written by Milad Ghobadibeygvand, BScN (Western University, 2014), Redtail eBikes, who reads the statutes these pages cite. Prices, stock and specifications were read on 6 September 2026. Corrections to hello@redtailebikes.com are welcomed and are dated in the Limitations section when they are made.