Range simulator

How far will your e-bike go?

Real-world physics for 76 popular US e-bikes: your weight, speed, pedaling, hills, cold and wind. Calibrated against independent run-to-empty tests.

E-bike

624 Wh500 W14 mph max86 lbFull specs →

Rider weight180 lb

Cargo0 lb

Average speed16 mph

This bike's motor stops helping at 14 mph.

How you ride

Terrain

Weather, surface & battery age70°F · no wind · paved · new battery

Temperature70°F

Headwind0 mph

Battery health100%

About 80% after ~800 full charges

Surface

Estimated range

Lectric XP Trike2

40miles

likely 32–47 mi · 14.2 Wh/mi · 2h 49m of riding

0 miBrand claim: 50 mi (79% of it)

Cost / mile

0.31¢

$0.13 per full charge

Full charge

5h 51m

2 A charger

Steepest hill

17%

at 8 mph, motor peak

Usable energy

562 Wh

of 624 Wh rated

Speed

14 mph

capped at assist limit

Ride time

2h 49m

until empty

Same ride, different pedaling

Throttle only

35 mi

Relaxed pedaling

40 mi

Moderate pedaling

46 mi

Hard pedaling

56 mi

A 180 lb rider on the Lectric XP Trike2 at 14 mph with relaxed pedaling over rolling hills (±2%) on pavement can expect about 40 miles per charge (32–47 mi), using 14.2 Wh per mile. The brand claims up to 50 miles. Speed was capped at the bike's 14 mph assist limit.

Link to this result: https://electricbikesimulator.com/simulator/?bike=lectric-xp-trike2&terrain=rolling

How the simulator works

It adds up the power your bike needs at the wheel: rolling resistance from your tires and total weight, air drag (which grows with the cube of speed), and climbing. Your pedaling covers part of it; the motor covers the rest at 78% (hub) or 75% (mid-drive) efficiency. Battery energy divided by that consumption gives the range.

Only 90% of a battery's rated watt-hours are treated as usable, cold air and cold cells are accounted for, and the result is shown as a ±20% band. The model reproduces all 12 independent range tests it was checked against within that band. Read the full methodology.

Link to any result

Every setting is in the page address, so you can bookmark or share a result. Parameters: bike (a bike from the list, or custom), lb rider weight, cargo, mph, pedal (none, relaxed, moderate, strong), terrain (flat, rolling, hilly, climb) with grade, temp (°F), wind (mph headwind), surface (paved, gravel, dirt) and health (battery %). For a custom bike add wh, motor and weight.

Example: Velotric Discover 3, 250 lb rider, throttle only, hilly.

Electricity cost uses the US average of 18.31¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026).