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It's an all-aluminum fully-enclosed electric-assist MaxxVelo velomobile, built by Austin's Michael White. Although it was originally meant to be the first in a line of commercially-produced velomobiles, it ended up being the only one of its kind ... and now, you can buy it.</p> <ul id="gallery_images"> <li><a href="/web/20150317015843/http://www.gizmag.com/maxxvelo-velomobile/36543/pictures#1" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317015843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/maxxvelo-7.jpg" title="It has a retractable canopy " alt="It has a retractable canopy "/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150317015843/http://www.gizmag.com/maxxvelo-velomobile/36543/pictures#2" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317015843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/maxxvelo-3.jpg" title="A view of the frame, before the aluminum panels were applied" alt="A view of the frame, before the aluminum panels were applied"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150317015843/http://www.gizmag.com/maxxvelo-velomobile/36543/pictures#3" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317015843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/maxxvelo-4.jpg" title="It has a 1,200-watt hub motor in its rear wheel, which is powered by a 48-volt 20-Ah lithi..." alt="It has a 1,200-watt hub motor in its rear wheel, which is powered by a 48-volt 20-Ah lithi..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150317015843/http://www.gizmag.com/maxxvelo-velomobile/36543/pictures#4" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317015843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/maxxvelo-6.jpg" title="The vehicle also has a 7-speed rear derailleur, rear-view mirrors, and a bit of cargo spac..." alt="The vehicle also has a 7-speed rear derailleur, rear-view mirrors, and a bit of cargo spac..."/></a></li> <li id="view_all"><a href="/web/20150317015843/http://www.gizmag.com/maxxvelo-velomobile/36543/pictures" class="blue">View all<br/></a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <p>The MaxxVelo frame is made from bent 5052 aluminum tubing, covered with riveted aluminum-sheet body panels. Its retractable canopy features a Lexan windshield.</p> <p>Riders can propel it by pedal power only, by throttle only, or by electric-assist pedaling. It has a 1,200-watt hub motor in its rear wheel, which is powered by a 48-volt 20-Ah lithium-iron-phosphate battery pack located beneath the seat. The vehicle also has a 7-speed rear derailleur, rear-view mirrors, and a bit of cargo space.</p> <div class="article_img"><a href="/web/20150317015843/http://www.gizmag.com/maxxvelo-velomobile/36543/pictures#2" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317015843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/maxxvelo-7.jpg" width="" alt="It has a retractable canopy "/></a></div> <p>Despite its weight of approximately 123 lb (56 kg), it still manages a range of around 27 miles (44 km), depending on how much pedaling you do. Its top speed in throttle-only mode is about 30 mph (48 km/h) – buyers might want to consider getting that lowered, if they don't want to be required to register it as a motor vehicle.</p> <p>So, why aren't there going to be more MaxxVelos? "I built one and I'm done," said White. "It's just <em>too much work</em>."</p> <p>If you like the looks of it, it can be yours now for US$4,900 via the first link below. 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I could envisage heat shaped thermo-plastic or fibreglass, possibly much easier and cheaper than hand shaping aluminium, </p> <span class="name">The Skud</span><br> <span class="date"> 16th March, 2015 @ 02:48 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-369994" class="a_comment"> <p>Very interesting, </p> <p>nice </p> <span class="name">Germano Pecoraro</span><br> <span class="date"> 16th March, 2015 @ 02:56 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-370039" class="a_comment"> <p>To produce in quantity the design needs optimising for volume production. </p> <span class="name">Stuart Wilf Wilshaw</span><br> <span class="date"> 16th March, 2015 @ 08:23 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-370066" class="a_comment"> <p>the ELF from Organic Transit is similar but much nicer to ride and a longer range. With it's roof top solar panel it can recharge itself too. </p> <p></p> <span class="name">jstack6</span><br> <span class="date"> 16th March, 2015 @ 09:22 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-370105" class="a_comment"> <p>Solar charging for something with that small a roof area is just silly. I built a similar trike without a body. I'll probably build a body this year, just for fun. The biggest issue is weight--mine is currently 70 pounds with two 48V, 40AH LiFe batteries and no body. That means you can't toss it into a truck by yourself, if it runs out of juice you can't pedal it home--or at least I can't. I based mine on a Cattrike and used a mid-drive motor. I think my open trike is a little higher spec than this--1200 watt mid drive vs. hub motor, two speed heel shift front hub, nuvinci rear hub. I can hit 40mph on the flats and I've done a century run up Mt. Hood with it, though I needed to recharge for the last 20 miles. If I stayed on the flats I think it would do a hundred miles, but where's the fun in that. </p> <p></p> <p>The asking price is great, I probably have $4K in mine without the body. But I think anyone that was actually using it (as I do mine) would be spending money upgrading some stuff. Maybe not. Doesn't look like I has any suspension, mine doesn't either. And you'd think something that distinctive would be highly visible, but the number of times I've been cut off by clueless motorists indicates not. 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