/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>626612
As a comparison, this is the moped (Tomos Streetmate) I switched to. Range was 60 miles on a 1 gallon tank.
Top speed was 40mph.

I had to put fairly constant maintenance into both to keep them working. But being Chinese-made the electric scooter was much more labor intensive and more of a money pit. The Streetmate gave me way more range, more cargo room (the "tank" is actually a cargo box). It also have much larger wheels and much more suspension travel so it handled way better.

Both ended up costing $1200 for a whole year of use. But the moped was much easier to resell at a much lower loss.
In contrast the used Volvo 240 I bought only cost me $2000 for a while year of use/insurance. But I do have USAA so the insurance costs for me are tiny.

I never have had the health or stamina to bike everywhere. So my input is that the easiest setup to try and install will be a front wheel hub motor.
Mid-drives require a great deal of machining and drive train modification to get just right.

I've tried several forums on the topic and this is the only one that's helpful and worth reading through for research.

http://endless-sphere.com/forums/

I had a streetmate a couple years ago. Rode it year-round. Made my feet fall asleep fairly often.