Lectric XP Trike 2.0 Review (2026): 415 lb, Range, Fit

The Lectric XP Trike2, read from Lectric's own product pages, manual and help center on October 5, 2026: three wheels in two trims, its range by speed, hill, load and cold, its fit by your height, how it turns and climbs, and two trikes we sell from $1,499 beside it.

By Milad Ghobadibeygvand, BScN (Western University, 2014), Redtail eBikes. Verified October 5, 2026. Part of our Lectric eBikes profile, with our XP Lite2 review, our XPedition2 review and the Lectric recall guide.

The Lectric XP Trike 2.0 on paper

The XP Trike2 is a folding trike with one front wheel and two driven rear wheels, a rear hub motor, hydraulic disc brakes, front and rear parking brakes, a suspension fork and a single gear, sold as a 500 W trim and a 750. Every row below was read off its product pages on October 5, 2026, as Lectric's US store showed them, under the name the store uses, XP Trike2.

The spec tab says "Five riding modes deliver the speed and power to own the road as a Class 1 or 2 eBike." Its drive is unusual for the price: "The 2-wheel-drive, all-wheel braking system is made possible by the open, dual-differential axle", and "Both the motor and the stationary rotor are centered on the axle, providing power and brakes to both rear wheels", in the listing's words.

The two step-over figures are Lectric's own and both are printed above: 13.5 inches on the size guide and 13.8 on the help center's rider-height table.

XP Trike2 or XP Trike2 750: which to buy

Buy the 750 if you climb, carry, or weigh near the 330 lb rider limit: for $300 more it brings 750 W, 85 Nm, a torque sensor and 840 Wh, which our model turns into 70 miles at 12 mph against 54.

On October 5, 2026 Lectric listed the 500 W trim in Glacier Blue, Stratus White and Tempest Grey, and the 750 in Dusk Blue, Glacier Blue, Lavender Haze, Phoenix Red and Stratus White. Every color was in stock except the 500 W in Glacier Blue, which its listing marked sold out:

Each listing struck through a higher price, and the gap had two parts that day. Lectric ran a sale, "Better-Than-Prime Deals", with the line "Bike Discount: $100 Previously listed at $1499, now marked down to $1399!" on the 500 W listing. The rest is the value each listing gives the four accessories it includes free:

Both trims include the same four. The second column above is each item's value on the trike's listing, and the third its price on its own listing the same day. Added up, the gap splits like this:

The headlight and the seat post are valued above their own listings: $99 and $89 on the trike's page against $69 and $62 on their own. Read the sale as dated: the listing says "For a limited time, save BIG on our best-selling eBikes while supplies last!"

How far the XP Trike2 goes: range by speed, hill, load and cold

On the throttle at 12 mph, the XP Trike2 covers about 54 miles on the 500 W trim's 624 Wh and 70 on the 750's 840 Wh in our model, for 180 lb aboard on flat ground at 77 °F.

Lectric's manual (page 46) prints the test behind its figures: flat ground, few starts, stops and bumps, no additional cargo, little wind, about 75 °F, "Top speed at 12 mph", a rider of about 180 lb, and Lectric's 20 × 2.5 inch tires at about 36 psi. Which assist level the test used, and whether the rider held the throttle, the manual does not say.

On that test the manual gives one figure per battery; the right-hand columns run our model on the test's own conditions:

The model lands within 4 miles of Lectric's figure on both trims: above it on the 500 W, and 0.5 miles under it on the 750. The tables below work out the rides that test leaves out. Read your own ride in three steps:

1. Look up your normal cruising speed in the speed table.
2. Pedaling? Read the effort table. Climbing? Read the hills table.
3. Finish with the load and cold tables to account for your cargo and the temperature.

Every number in these tables comes from published physics run on Lectric's own specifications, and each table states the ride it assumes. The worked formula takes one ride step by step, and Limitations names every assumption behind it.

How much does speed cost the XP Trike2? Miles at each speed

Speed costs range fast: on the throttle the 500 W trim covers about 73 miles at 8 mph and 47 at its 14 mph top, and the 750 covers 93 at 8 mph and 48 at its 17 mph top. Pushing air takes power in proportion to the cube of your speed. Each row assumes 180 lb aboard, flat ground and still air at 77 °F.

Full-charge miles for each trim on the throttle alone, plotted from the speed table: 180 lb aboard, flat ground, 77 °F.

Keep 25% of the pack in reserve and plan on 41 miles at 12 mph on the 500 W trim and 53 on the 750. Lectric ships both trims set to 12 mph; its Standard setting raises the cap to 14 mph on the 500 W and 17 on the 750 (manual, page 48), so the 17 mph row is the 750's alone.

Does pedaling stretch the battery?

Yes: an easy 75 W of your own at 12 mph takes the 500 W trim from 54 miles to 132 in the model, and the 750 from 70 to 162. Hold a speed steady and the motor supplies only the power your legs leave out, so every watt you put in stays in the pack.

The XP Trike2 has one gear: a 36-tooth chainring over a 16-tooth freewheel, per its spec tab. The 500 W trim reads your pedaling with a cadence sensor; the 750 adds a torque sensor you choose in the settings.

The table assumes 180 lb aboard on flat ground at 77 °F. With the motor off, 75 W of pedaling moves the 500 W trim at about 10.0 mph and 150 W at about 14.0 mph in the same model, so at 12 mph a steady 150 W leaves the motor almost nothing to do.

What does a climb cost?

A 4% grade at 10 mph empties the 500 W trim's battery in about 17 miles on the throttle, or 23 with an easy 75 W from you; the 750 lasts 22 miles on the throttle. Each 1,000 feet of climbing on that grade costs the 500 W trim about 129 Wh on the throttle, a fifth of its 624 Wh.

The 500 W trim's full-charge miles by grade, from the hills table: 180 lb aboard, 10 mph, 77 °F.

The table stops at 8% because Lectric's manual (page 7) says "Do not attempt to ride up or down steep grades (approximately 10% or greater)". Every grade assumes 180 lb aboard at 10 mph and 77 °F. The model holds each motor to its controller's published current; a short, steep stretch may draw on the peak watts Lectric prints.

How much does your load cost?

From 180 lb aboard to Lectric's 415 lb payload, the 500 W trim's range at 12 mph on the flat falls from 54 miles to 40, and the 750's from 70 to 53. The load is everything the trike carries: you, the baskets and what is in them. Conditions: throttle only, 77 °F.

Each trim's full-charge miles as the load grows, plotted from the load table: 12 mph on the flat, throttle only, 77 °F.

Where a cell reads "past the model's motor", the motor in the model cannot hold 10 mph up 8% at that load: pedal, or slow down. The manual (page 10) adds: "Only carry the cargo you need. More weight will drain the battery faster and affect how the bike handles."

How much range does winter take?

At 32 °F the 500 W trim goes about 44 miles at 12 mph on the throttle in the model, against 54 at 77 °F, and the 750 goes 56 against 70. A cold cell releases less of the energy it stores, as McMaster University's LG cell data show, and each bracket gives the spread between the cell studies we read.

The 14 °F row is below Lectric's own floor: its manual (page 55) says to operate the battery between 32 °F and 104 °F, and (page 54) to charge it between 32 °F and 113 °F. Bring the battery inside after a cold ride and let it warm before you charge it.

Do the tires and your posture matter?

Some: on the field-average commuter tire the 500 W trim reaches 54 miles at 12 mph, and on a tire with one standard deviation more rolling resistance, 46. Tengattini and Bigazzi (2018) measured 273 everyday riders on commuter tires at an average of 0.0074 and 137 on slick tires at 0.0070; Lectric calls its tires "slim tires" with an "updated tread pattern", and the model uses the commuter average for them.

The 14 mph cell that reads "past its motor" is the one case where the model's motor cannot hold its top speed. Lectric ran its test at about 36 psi (manual, page 46). A trike carries its weight on three tires, and the model counts all of it, the same rolling-resistance arithmetic as a bicycle; its wider rear and baskets add drag the upright-rider figure does not count.

Lectric's 50 and 70 miles, as a steady ride

Lectric's "up to 50 miles" on the 500 W trim works out to 12.5 Wh a mile, which the model reaches at 13.1 mph on the throttle alone; its "up to 70 miles" on the 750 works out to 12.0 Wh, reached at 12.1 mph. The table below holds the rider at 180 lb, on flat ground, at 77 °F.

Where a cell reads "longer at 14 mph" or "longer at 17 mph", that much pedaling keeps more than Lectric's figure even at the trim's top speed, so no steady speed spends exactly that much. The 750's "up to 70 miles" is 1.4 times the 500 W trim's figure for 1.35 times the energy, 840 Wh against 624, both from Lectric's listings.

The range formula, worked through

Range is the pack's energy over what each mile spends: the power to roll the tires, part the air and lift you uphill, divided by your speed and raised by what the motor and battery lose. Martin and colleagues' 1998 model gives the power the rear wheels must deliver:

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

In it, v is speed and m the combined mass of rider, cargo and trike; g is gravity and θ the road's slope; Crr is the tires' rolling resistance, ρ the density of the air, and CdA the drag area of you and the trike together.

One ride, worked through: the XP Trike2's 500 W trim at 12 mph on the flat on the throttle, 180 lb aboard.

1. Mass. Rider and trike, 180 lb plus 86 lb, weigh 120.66 kg together.
2. Rolling. Speed × mass × gravity × rolling resistance; 12 mph is 5.36448 m/s, so 5.36448 × 120.66 × 9.807 × 0.0074 = 46.97 W.
3. Air. Drag takes 58.49 W: ½ × 1.184 kg/m³ × 0.64 m² × (5.36448 m/s)³.
4. At the wheels. 46.97 W + 58.49 W = 105.46 W.
5. The motor. Lectric publishes 500 W, a 1,092 W peak, 65 Nm and a 20 A controller but no efficiency, so the model uses Bafang's RM G0H0 hub at its 80% floor, its no-load speed fitted to hold Lectric's 14 mph within the controller's current. At this load it runs at 79.06% and draws 105.46 ÷ 0.7906 = 133.39 W.
6. The battery. The pack loses 3.097% at this current, so its cells must give 133.39 ÷ 0.96903 = 137.65 W.
7. Per mile. 137.65 W ÷ 12 mph = 11.47 Wh a mile.
8. Range. 624 Wh (48 V × 13 Ah) ÷ 11.47 Wh a mile = 54.4 miles from full; set a quarter aside and plan on 40.8.

The model uses the 20 × 2.5 tire's nominal 20.98 inches; Lectric's display ships set to a 21.2-inch tire size (manual, page 48), the figure it computes speed from (Limitations item 3).

Will the XP Trike2 fit you? Saddle, step-over and reach

Lectric sized the XP Trike2 for riders from 4'10" to 6'2", in one size, with the saddle 30 to 42 inches above the ground, a 13.5 inch step-over and an inseam window of 22 to 35 inches. Those are the figures on its size guide, the same on all eight listings; the inseam window is "in relaxed pedaling position".

To check your fit:

1. Check that your height falls inside Lectric's 4'10" to 6'2".
2. Measure your inseam barefoot, floor to crotch, and compare it with the 22 to 35 inch window in the inseam table.
3. Read your saddle height in the saddle table and confirm it with the heel check on your first ride.

How high should my saddle go?

Set the saddle top about 35.6 inches above the pedal axle if you are a typical 5'8" rider, measured with the crank in line with the seat tube, and about 39.3 inches at 6'2". The figure is 109% of the inseam, a method Peveler and colleagues (2005) note is backed by lab measurements of pedaling economy, run here across the 6,068 bodies of the US Army's ANSUR II survey.

The inseam figures at each height cover the middle 90% of the surveyed riders, and every saddle figure is computed from the median inseam for that height. Only 13 people in the survey stand 4'10", too few to call any inseam typical, so the rows begin at 4'11"; at 4'10", measure your inseam and multiply it by 1.09.

Lectric's 30 to 42 inches runs from the ground; turning it into a pedal-to-saddle height takes a crank length and a bottom-bracket height that its pages leave out, so set yours from the pedal.

Is my inseam inside Lectric's window?

Through 5'5" every rider in the survey sits inside Lectric's 22 to 35 inch inseam window; at 6'0" 47 of 100 are above it, and at 6'2", the top of Lectric's height window, 86 of 100 are.

If you are 6'0" or taller, measure your inseam before you order. Above 35 inches, Lectric's own window says the XP Trike2 is not built for your legs, whatever your height.

Can I put my feet down at a stop?

Yes, at every height in Lectric's window: the typical inseam at 4'11" is 28.1 inches, about 15 inches above the step-over. The table counts how many of 100 ANSUR II riders at each height clear each of Lectric's two step-over figures barefoot.

On a trike you put your feet down only when you have stopped: the manual (page 7) says "Never put your feet down while moving." The low step-over is for getting on and off.

How upright will I sit?

Lectric's figures do not fix your lean. Its size guide gives grip heights of 41.5 to 44.75 inches off the ground and a "Handlebar Reach" of 16.5 to 18 inches, without saying what that reach is measured from. With no seat-tube angle or bottom-bracket height in print either, the lean your body takes cannot be computed from Lectric's figures.

What the spec tab does say is that its "new 9-degree stem" shortens the handlebar reach, and that "telescoping functionality allows riders to reach a wide range of heights while maintaining comfort and stability".

How much weight rests on my wrists?

Not computed here: how much of your weight the hands carry depends on where the grips sit relative to the saddle, and Lectric's figures leave them unplaced. What its size guide prints is the grips' height above the ground, 41.5 to 44.75 inches, on an adjustable stem, and a 25-inch handlebar.

The nearest measured figure comes from road racing: Carahalios (2015) found 15% of body weight on the stem when 10 racing cyclists rode an ergometer with their hands on road-bike brake hoods. An upright trike's grips sit somewhere Lectric's figures do not locate, so that 15% describes road bikes only.

How do I set the saddle when it arrives?

Lectric's manual gives a heel check on page 25: "Sit on the seat", "Place one heel on a pedal", then rotate the crank until that pedal is at the bottom, the crank arm lined up with the seat tube. Its test reads "If your hips must rock for your heel to reach the pedal, the seat is too high"; a bent knee there means the seat is too low.

When Peveler and colleagues compared methods on 19 cyclists, the heel check left 70% of them with the knee inside the recommended 25 to 35 degrees. Tighten the clamp, try a short ride, and move the post in quarter-inch steps, keeping it inserted past the minimum insertion point, which the manual (page 10) says "is labeled on the seat post".

The fit arithmetic

Saddle height, pedal axle to saddle top = 1.09 × inseam, taken with the crank along the seat tube. For a 5'8" rider at that height's median inseam, 32.64 inches (rounded to 32.6 in the inseam table): 1.09 × 32.64 = 35.6 inches. The other common measure, crank axle to saddle top, is LeMond's 88.3% of the inseam: 28.8 inches.

The saddle table's last two columns bracket that setting: 106%, the low end of the range Ferrer-Roca and colleagues (2012) call recommended, and 110.4%, the high end their own equation proposes. The inseam table counts, at each height, the survey's riders whose barefoot inseam falls inside Lectric's printed 22 to 35 inches.

Turning, hills and stability on three wheels

Slow down before every turn, and stop pedaling and let go of the throttle through it: Lectric's manual warns that a careless turn can tip the trike over and throw its rider. The manual (page 7) opens its riding rules with "Turning on your three-wheeled XP Trike is different than any two-wheeled vehicles."

Its riding rules ask for "extreme caution when turning" uphill, on side slopes, with heavy loads and in slippery conditions, and say "Ride on shallow side slopes only. Failure to exercise caution can result in the trike tipping over and ejection of the rider." Its five steps for every turn, in its words:

• "Slow down to a safe turning speed."
• "Do not pedal or use the throttle."
• "Gently turn the handlebars."
• "Lean slightly toward the turn to maintain stability."
• "Never put your feet down while moving."

Every limit Lectric prints for it

Each row is read from the document named beside it; where two of Lectric's documents print two figures, both rows stand.

Hills, up and down

The same page of the manual sets a grade limit: "Do not attempt to ride up or down steep grades (approximately 10% or greater), as performance and control will vary depending on total payload, surface conditions, and the rider's ability to pedal effectively." That is why the hills table stops at 8%. A route with a block of 10% or more is a route for a different machine.

Parking and stopping

Both rear wheels are driven and braked through the differential, and the spec tab lists front and rear parking brakes, set with the blue levers and a pull on the brake levers. The manual (page 37) says "Always use both parking brakes at the same time. Using only one parking brake may still allow for slight movement of the wheels."

Who a trike suits

Lectric's manual (page 6) says to "Consult a doctor before using the bicycle if you have any medical condition or issue that affects your ability to safely perform physical activities". A trike stands on its own at a stop, and the XP Trike2's step-over is 13.5 inches; whether that suits your balance and strength is a question for you and your doctor before it is one for a spec table.

How fast it goes, its class, and where you may ride

The XP Trike2 ships as a Class 2 trike set to 12 mph; its Standard setting raises the top speed to 14 mph on the 500 W trim and 17 mph on the 750. Lectric's manual (page 49) says "Your Lectric eBike ships with a maximum speed set at 12 miles per hour (mph)", and its settings table (page 48) lists "Beginner, 12mph max" beside the Standard limits.

The listing describes the beginner setting another way: it "limits max speed to 5 mph in riding modes Eco and Tour". Both are Lectric's words, and the manual's settings table is the one that names the trims' tops. The change is in the display's Rider Mode setting, from Beginner to Standard (manual, page 50).

The class is set in the same menu. The manual (page 12) says "Your bicycle comes as a Class 2 bicycle by default", and its settings table offers Class 1, with no throttle, beside Class 2, with a throttle limited to 14 mph.

Is an electric trike an e-bike in the law?

Often yes, but the state decides; California's text shows how. California Vehicle Code § 231 defines a bicycle as a device "having one or more wheels" and adds "An electric bicycle is a bicycle." Section 312.5(a) defines the electric bicycle as "a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power".

Its class 2 is a bicycle "equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour." Both trims' motors are rated at 750 W or less and both stop well under 20 mph.

Whether a given trike meets a state's wording is that state's to decide; our state law guide covers each state's e-bike rules.

Folding, weight and storage

The XP Trike2 weighs 86 lb with the 500 W trim's battery and 88 lb with the 750's, and it folds at the frame and the stem to 36.5 × 38 × 26 inches. Lectric's weight table lists the XP Trike2 at "79 lbs 7 lbs 86 lbs", trike, battery and total, and the 750's listing says its long-range battery "weighs 9lbs".

Folded, the trike is wider than it is unfolded: 38 inches against 30, because the front end turns beside the rear wheels. The size guide gives 30 inches wide folded with the front wheel removed, and the spec tab says you can "Remove the front wheel, battery, and the seat post in seconds for easy and lightweight transport."

The manual (pages 17 to 22) folds it in a fixed order: the stem first, then the frame latch, and you "carefully guide the front fork around the rear tire". Unfolded, the trike is 65 inches long, 30 wide and 43 tall, on a 44.5-inch wheelbase.

Charging, water, brakes and what comes in the box

It charges on or off the trike from the included 2 A charger, in 5 to 7 hours on the 500 W trim's battery and 7 to 9 on the 750's, per Lectric's spec tab.

Lectric's $149 Fast Charger is a 5 A unit; the listing calls it "150% faster", and the launch post says it "cuts charge time by up to 60%". Those are one claim: two and a half times the rate is 60% less time.

The manual (page 54) says "Do not leave your battery unattended while charging." The complete trike with its battery installed is rated IP X5, and the manual (page 9) adds that "Water damage is not covered under the warranty."

Both brakes are hydraulic discs on 180 mm rotors, and the tires carry Slime: "Slime is installed to prevent flat tires", in the spec tab's words. What comes in the box, per Lectric's help center: the trike, an integrated rear rack, three polypropylene fenders, the battery, a charger, lights with turn signals, two parking brakes, reflectors and a digital manual.

The help center says the trike "comes fully assembled"; the listing describes a one-minute, tool-free setup in which you unfold the stem and frame, insert the stem and handlebars, and attach the front wheel and display.

What changed from the first XP Trike

Lectric introduced the XP Trike2 on July 7, 2025, keeping the first trike's 500 W motor and 13 Ah battery and adding a 750 trim, turn signals, a color display, a new parking-brake lock and a redesigned frame.

Its side-by-side post of July 8, 2025 lists the first trike's "Slim 20 x 2.6 inch tires" against the new trike's 20 × 2.5, and describes the new frame as a "Redesigned foldable frame with hydroformed downtube for more stability".

The same post lists the 750's 17.5 Ah battery, its torque sensor beside the cadence sensor, Fast Charger compatibility, six colors against the first trike's one, and a 3.5-inch color display. The launch post priced the 500 W trim at $1,499 and the 750 at $1,799; on October 5, 2026 both were $100 lower on Lectric's sale.

Some parts fit both trikes, by their own listings: the canopy, the baskets and the trike hitches read "XP Trike (Models 1 & 2)" or "XP Trike (Model 1 & 2)". The 1-pin charger lists "Lectric XP Trikes purchased from 2023-2024", the first trike; the 3-pin charger is the one that lists the XP Trike2.

Certificates and recalls

Both trims are certified to UL 2849 and their batteries to UL 2271, per Lectric's spec tab, and no CPSC recall covers the XP Trike2.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall list, read October 5, 2026, holds one Lectric eBikes recall, 23-789, and it covers the mechanical brake calipers on XP 3.0 and XP Step-Thru 3.0 e-bikes sold online from November 2022 through May 2023. Every other Lectric model is checked against the federal record in our Lectric recall guide.

Parts and accessories Lectric sells for it

Lectric sells the baskets, a canopy, trailer hitches, a $500 spare battery, a $700 Long-Range battery and the wear parts for the XP Trike2 on its US store, each listed below at its October 5, 2026 price. The "fits" column is Lectric's, from each part's own listing, and only parts whose listing names the trike or every Lectric model are here.

The 13 Ah spare lists the XP Trike2 and the 17.5 Ah Long-Range battery lists the XP Trike2 750, by their listings. To tow a pet trailer, the trike hitch's instructions say "Do Not use the tow bar and hitch included with the Lectric Pet Trailer with the XP Trike."

Two trikes we sell beside it

We do not sell Lectric, and we name two trikes beside the XP Trike2 750: the DWMEIGI MG708 Hera for a calm, geared trike at $1,499, and the Addmotor SpytanX for two front wheels and a 960 Wh battery at $2,299. Both were read on our store and at their makers on October 5, 2026. Neither has a saved range model, so their range rows print each maker's own figure with its condition.

XP Trike2 750 vs Hera vs SpytanX

DWMEIGI's photograph of the MG708 Hera in Blue.

Addmotor's photograph of the SpytanX in Olive Green.

Buying a trike from us

We carry no Lectric and run no showroom. We sell other makers' e-bikes and trikes online, and before you pay, our US support answers your fit, load and range questions in writing. Each trike ships free anywhere in the contiguous United States, and if yours will not power on or charge, or shows an error code, you send the claim to us and we arrange the repair or the replacement.

Our refund policy is worth reading first: an unopened trike in its factory-sealed box can be returned when you ask within 72 hours of delivery, with a 15% restocking fee and the return shipping taken off the refund. How buying works here walks through an order step by step, and our Addmotor profile and review of a DWMEIGI trike cover both makers.

Green flags, and who the XP Trike2 fits

Five strengths of the XP Trike2, each drawn from this page's figures, with the rider it does not suit and the trike that rider should read about instead.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Lectric XP Trike2 worth it?

For flat, gentle riding with a stable stance, yes: at $1,399 on Lectric's October 5, 2026 sale it brings hydraulic brakes, a differential to both rear wheels, two parking brakes and 54 miles at 12 mph in our model, per Lectric's listing. For hills, a heavy load or a rider near 330 lb, the $1,699 750 is the trim our model favors, with 70 miles at 12 mph against 54.

Which Lectric XP Trike2 should I buy?

Take the 750 if you climb, carry or weigh near the 330 lb rider limit: it adds 250 W, 20 Nm, a torque sensor and 216 Wh for $300 more, per Lectric's listings. Take the 500 W trim for short, flat rides at 12 to 14 mph. The two share the frame, the brakes, the 415 lb payload and the size guide.

How fast does the Lectric XP Trike2 go?

It ships set to 12 mph. Its Standard setting raises the top speed to 14 mph on the 500 W trim and 17 mph on the 750, per Lectric's manual (page 48). It ships as a Class 2 trike with a throttle.

How do you make the Lectric XP Trike2 go faster?

Change the Rider Mode from Beginner to Standard in the display's settings: hold the plus and minus buttons, scroll to Rider Mode and select Standard, as the manual (page 50) shows. That raises the cap from 12 mph to 14 mph on the 500 W trim or 17 mph on the 750; the manual (page 7) asks for a safe turning speed before every turn.

How far can the Lectric XP Trike2 go on one charge?

About 54 miles at 12 mph on the throttle on the 500 W trim and 70 on the 750 in our model, with 180 lb aboard on flat ground at 77 °F. Lectric's manual states up to 50 and 70 miles at its test's 12 mph top speed (page 46), which the model matches within 4 miles.

How much does the Lectric XP Trike2 weigh?

86 lb with the 500 W trim's 7 lb battery and 88 lb with the 750's 9 lb battery: 79 lb without a battery, per Lectric's spec tab. Remove the front wheel, the battery and the seat post to lift it.

What is the Lectric XP Trike2's weight limit?

415 lb in all, with up to 330 lb of rider, 75 lb on the rear rack and 30 lb on the front, per Lectric's size guide and the manual (page 10). Lectric's help center lists the front rack at 35 lb; the size guide and the manual say 30.

What size rider fits the Lectric XP Trike2?

Riders from 4'10" to 6'2" with an inseam of 22 to 35 inches, in one size, per Lectric's size guide. In our fit model a typical 5'8" rider sets the saddle top about 35.6 inches above the pedal axle; at 6'0", 47 of 100 riders in the US Army's ANSUR II survey have an inseam over 35 inches, so measure yours before you order.

How do you fold the Lectric XP Trike2?

Fold the stem, release the frame latch and guide the front fork around the rear tire, per the manual (pages 17 to 22). Folded, it measures 36.5 × 38 × 26 inches, or 30 inches wide with the front wheel removed.

Can the Lectric XP Trike2 carry a passenger?

No: Lectric's manual (page 5) says "Do not ride with or carry a passenger." It is built for one rider, age 16 and up. For a child aboard, our XPedition2 review covers Lectric's cargo bike and its passenger rules.

Can the Lectric XP Trike2 tow a trailer?

Yes, with the trike's own hitch: Lectric sells a medium and a large trike hitch and tow bar at $74 each, and says not to use the hitch that comes with its Pet Trailer. The manual (page 52) says "When towing a trailer, do not exceed 20 miles per hour."

Can you ride the Lectric XP Trike2 off road?

Lectric's manual (page 6) wants it ridden "on paved surfaces where the tires are always on the ground". The manual also says (page 7) to ride "on shallow side slopes only" and never on grades of about 10% or more, so a gravel path is the outer edge.

What tire pressure does the Lectric XP Trike2 use?

The pressure printed on the tire's sidewall, per the manual's pre-ride checklist (page 9); Lectric ran its range test at about 36 psi on its 20 × 2.5 inch tires (page 46). Check the front tire and both rear tires before each ride.

How do you assemble the Lectric XP Trike2?

Unfold the stem and the frame, insert the stem and handlebars, and attach the front wheel with its thru axle and the display, per Lectric's listing, which calls it a one-minute, tool-free assembly. The manual shows each step: the frame and the stem on pages 17 to 22, the front wheel on pages 31 and 32, and the display on page 33.

Where can I buy a Lectric XP Trike2?

From Lectric's own store, where it was $1,399 or $1,699 on October 5, 2026, and from the retailers in our Lectric dealers guide. We do not sell Lectric; the trikes we sell beside it are the Hera and the SpytanX.

What is the difference between the XP Trike and the XP Trike2?

The XP Trike2 keeps the first trike's 500 W motor and 13 Ah battery and adds a 750 trim with a 17.5 Ah battery and a torque sensor, turn signals, a color display, a new parking-brake lock and a hydroformed downtube, per Lectric's side-by-side post. Its tires are 20 × 2.5 inches against the first trike's 20 × 2.6 in the same post.

Where is the Lectric XP Trike2 manual?

Lectric publishes it as a PDF, linked from its help center's manuals page; the US version 1.1 is the one this review quotes, page by page.

What warranty does the Lectric XP Trike2 have?

One year, per Lectric's help center and its listing. The manual (page 9) says "Water damage is not covered under the warranty."

How do you remove or replace the Lectric XP Trike2 battery?

Its key is needed only to remove the battery, per Lectric's spec tab; the manual (page 23) says the key locks or unlocks the battery to the frame and springs back to locked unless you hold it at unlocked. A spare 13 Ah battery is $500 and lists the XP Trike2; the 17.5 Ah Long-Range battery is $700 and lists the XP Trike2 750.

The bottom line

The XP Trike2 is Lectric's folding trike: both rear wheels driven through a differential, hydraulic brakes, two parking brakes and a 13.5 inch step-over, with 54 miles at 12 mph on the throttle on the $1,399 500 W trim in our model and 70 on the $1,699 750. Take the 750 for hills and heavier riders, slow down before every turn, and keep off grades of about 10% or more.

If you would rather buy a trike from a brand we sell, the Hera gives you gears and a calm 15 mph for $1,499, and the SpytanX two front wheels and 960 Wh for $2,299, for riders up to 5'9".

On October 5, 2026 we matched both to the prices on their makers' own US stores, DWMEIGI's and Addmotor's; both ship free to the lower 48, and a warranty claim on either comes to us. Buy the Hera in Blue for $1,499, the SpytanX in Olive Green for $2,299 or in Neptune Blue.

Image credit: the cover's trike is DWMEIGI's own photograph of the MG708 Hera in Blue at one uniform scale, nothing on it redrawn or recolored, in a studio Nano Banana Pro generated on Playcut for another of our reviews; the floor shadows and type are ours. The card photos are DWMEIGI's and Addmotor's own, cropped, scaled and set on white, and no Lectric photograph appears.

Limitations

Each figure above is true under the conditions printed next to it. The list that follows gives the date each source was read, every assumption in the models, and each place Lectric's documents contradict one another.

1. The XP Trike2's figures are Lectric's, read on October 5, 2026, from its eight US product pages, its manual (version 1.1), its help center and its posts; prices, the sale and the included accessories change, and were read that day.
2. The range model's motor is a stand-in. Lectric publishes rated and peak watts, torque and controller amps but no efficiency or speed curve, so the model uses a Bafang hub at Bafang's 80% floor, its draw held to each controller's current at 48 V and its no-load speed fitted to Lectric's governed 14 mph on the 500 W trim and 17 mph on the 750; a climb marked "past the model's motor" may be within the real motor's reach for a short stretch.
3. The wheel diameter is nominal. The model uses 20.98 inches, a 20-inch rim's 406 mm bead seat plus twice the tire's 2.5 inches; Lectric's display ships set to a 21.2-inch tire size (manual, page 48), the figure it computes speed from.
4. Rolling resistance comes from a field average, measured on 273 everyday riders' commuter tires rather than on Lectric's slim tire on a drum; the tire table adds one standard deviation more.
5. A trike's extra drag is not in the model. The drag area is the upright-rider value for bicycles; a trike's wider rear and its baskets add frontal area at speed, so the faster rows are the most generous.
6. The cold figures use a representative cell, LG's 18650HG2; the brackets carry the spread across the cell studies read, and the 14 °F row is below the 32 °F floor of Lectric's battery operating range.
7. The pedaling rows assume a steady speed, where the motor supplies only what your legs do not; on the 500 W trim's cadence sensor, assist follows your cadence, so real savings depend on how you set the assist.
8. Lectric's figures differ in three places, and each pair is printed: a step-over of 13.5 inches (size guide) beside 13.8 (help center); a front rack of 30 lb (size guide, manual) beside 35 (help center); and a beginner setting of 12 mph (manual) beside 5 mph in Eco and Tour (listing).
9. The fit figures describe a population, the ANSUR II survey of US Army personnel aged 17 to 58, which has too few people at 4'10" for a typical inseam; your own measurement and the heel check settle it.
10. Lectric does not place the grips. No seat-tube angle, bottom-bracket height or crank length appears in its figures, and its "Handlebar Reach" of 16.5 to 18 inches has no stated starting point, so lean and wrist load are not computed.
11. Treat the 109% saddle formula as a starting point. Your shoes, the saddle and your riding style shift it, and the heel check, done once the trike arrives, has the last word.
12. Neither trike we sell is modeled on this page; their rows print each maker's own figure with its stated condition, their specifications were read at their makers on October 5, 2026, and the Hera's 300 lb load comes from DWMEIGI's manual, an image-only PDF read page by page.
13. California's law is the example shown, read at the Legislature's site on October 5, 2026; the class and trike rules of your own state are the ones that apply.
14. This review expires when Lectric's listing changes. A new price, the sale's end, different included accessories, a new battery or a new manual would each date it, and we re-read all of them whenever we touch the page.
15. We sell e-bikes and trikes that compete with Lectric's. We sell the Hera and the SpytanX, read at their makers like everything else here; the Shop Pay offer that counts is the one checkout shows you.

Source register

The publishers behind every link on this page, grouped, with the tier of each.

References

Every source cited above, numbered, with the date it was read.

1. Lectric eBikes LLC, XP Trike2 Glacier Blue eTrike (product page), price and its strike-through; the sale line; the free-accessory block; feature grid; Size Guide; Specifications tab; the age disclaimer. lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
2. Lectric eBikes, User Manual, Lectric XP Trike2, v1.1, pp. 5-7, 9, 10, 12, 17-22, 25, 31-33, 37, 46, 48-50, 52, 54 and 55. cdn.shopify.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
3. Lectric eBikes LLC, XP Trike2 750 Glacier Blue eTrike (product page), price and its strike-through; the sale line; feature grid; Size Guide; Specifications tab (motor, battery, weight, charging, torque sensor). lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
4. Lectric eBikes LLC, What are the recommended rider heights?, the article's table, one row per model. help.lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
5. Journal of Applied Biomechanics (Human Kinetics), Validation of a Mathematical Model for Road Cycling Power (Martin JC, Milliken DL, Cobb JE, McFadden KL, Coggan AR), J Appl Biomech 14(3):276-291, the model equations. collections.lib.utah.edu. Retrieved October 4, 2026.
6. McMaster University (Kollmeyer et al.), Mendeley Data, LG 18650HG2 Li-ion Battery Data and Example Deep Neural Network xEV SOC Estimator Script, the 0.5C discharge files at each temperature. doi.org. Retrieved October 4, 2026.
7. Journal of Sports Sciences (Taylor & Francis), Physical characteristics and resistance parameters of typical urban cyclists (Tengattini S, Bigazzi AY), the drag-area table by bicycle type. civil-reactlab.sites.olt.ubc.ca. Retrieved October 4, 2026.
8. Lectric eBikes LLC, How much does the bike weigh?, the article's table, one row per model. help.lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
9. NASA / NOAA / U.S. Air Force, U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NASA-TM-X-74335), sea-level pressure, gas constant and the pressure-altitude relation. ntrs.nasa.gov. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
10. Bafang, OEM Workbook 2021, PDF p.23, MOTORS table, H640 column (RM G0H0.750.DC / RM G0H0.1000.DC): n0, nT, rated voltage, rated power, efficiency. bafang-e.com. Retrieved October 3, 2026.
11. World Electric Vehicle Journal (MDPI), Arango I, Lopez C, Ceren A. Improving the Autonomy of a Mid-Drive Motor Electric Bicycle Based on System Efficiency Maps and Its Performance, the efficiency results and Eq. 40. mdpi-res.com. Retrieved October 4, 2026.
12. IEEE / EPE'19 ECCE Europe (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology authors), Schmitt M, Decker S, Doppelbauer M. Measuring and Characterization of a Pedal Electric Cycle (Pedelec) on a Full System Test-Bench, the range-test method section. publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu. Retrieved October 4, 2026.
13. Sheldon Brown and John Allen (Harris Cyclery), Tire Sizing Systems, the ISO/E.T.R.T.O. chart: '20 x 1.5-20 x 2.125 | 406 mm' and '24 x 1.5-24 x 2.125 | 507 mm'. sheldonbrown.com. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
14. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online (American Society of Exercise Physiologists), Peveler W, Bishop P, Smith J, Richardson M, Whitehorn E. Comparing Methods For Setting Saddle Height In Trained Cyclists. JEPonline 8(1):51-55, Methods (the Hamley and LeMond paragraph); Results (the 25-35 degree accuracies, n=19). asep.org. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
15. U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, 2012 Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Army Personnel (ANSUR II), public data release 2017, public data files (male 4,082 rows, female 1,986 rows); TR15-007 tables. army.mil. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
16. University of Colorado Boulder (MS thesis), Carahalios A. An Analysis of the Bicycle-Rider Interface Forces in Stationary Road Cycling (MS thesis, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado), abstract: baseline 2 W/kg, 90 rpm, hoods; 10 USAC Category 3 or better riders. scholar.colorado.edu. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
17. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (NSCA), Ferrer-Roca V, Roig A, Galilea P, Garcia-Lopez J. Influence of saddle height on lower limb kinematics in well-trained cyclists: static vs. dynamic evaluation in bike fitting. J Strength Cond Res 26(11):3025-9; doi 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318245c09d, abstract. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
18. California Legislature, California Vehicle Code, § 231. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
19. California Legislature, California Vehicle Code § 312.5, subdivisions (a) and (a)(2). leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
20. Lectric eBikes, Introducing the Lectric XP Trike2: Colorful, Capable and Completely Portable, the post's date line, 'What's New to the XP Trike2?' and its pricing line. lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
21. Lectric eBikes, What comes with the bike?, 'What comes with XPedition2 eBikes'. help.lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
22. Lectric eBikes, A Side-by-Side Look at XP Trike1 & XP Trike2, the comparison table. lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
23. Lectric eBikes, Trike Canopy (product page), price; compatibility. lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
24. Lectric eBikes, Lectric Battery Charger - 1 Pin (product page), price; compatibility; product specifications. lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
25. US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Lectric Ebikes Recalls Disc Brake Calipers Sold on Lectric E-Bicycles Due to Crash and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert), Description, Hazard, Remedy, Incidents/Injuries, Sold At, Importer(s), Manufactured In. cpsc.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
26. Lectric eBikes, Accessories: XP Trike Pet Trailer Tow Bar & Hitch Installation, the note on the Pet Trailer's own hitch. help.lectricebikes.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
27. DWMEIGI (US store), dwmeigi-mg708-hera-urban-electric-tricycle (maker's US product page), specification rows; highlight strip; price block; variant stock. dwmeigi.com. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
28. Addmotor (US store), addmotor-spytanx-reverse-etrike (maker's US product page), specification rows; highlight strip; price block; variant stock. addmotor.com. Retrieved October 4, 2026.