MotoTec Electric Powersports

Battery chemistry and weight, mostly. The sealed lead acid trikes are the heavy ones — the 60v 1800w carries five 12V SLA batteries and weighs 240 lb, and it is also the fastest at 22 mph. The lithium trikes are 83 to 100 lb, fold in two cases, and run 15 to 25 miles per charge. Rider capacity runs 240 to 400 lb across the range and seat heights adjust between 21 and 40 inches.

MotoTec files them as mobility scooters and several are built like one — adjustable seat, reverse gear, tiller steering, a folding frame. But most also do 17 to 24 mph, which is well past what a sidewalk mobility scooter does, and MotoTec rates them 13 and up. Read the top speed and the seat height on each one rather than assuming from the category name.

The Maverick, the Mud Monster kids kart and the Raider UTV: rider limits of 150 to 165 lb, and speed gated to 10 to 23 mph by selectable settings or a disconnectable plug. The Mud Monster XL takes two riders and 400 lb, which makes it the one an adult can also drive.

No. There is no VIN and no DOT lighting package on any of them. Private property and, where local rules allow it, OHV areas. The trikes are not street-legal vehicles even though several are quick enough to keep up with traffic.

Boxed and insured, free within the lower 48, typically leaving in 1 to 4 business days. Several are genuinely heavy — the 2000w Mud Monster XL kart boxes at 370 lb — so expect a curbside drop and plan a second pair of hands.