Quest Velomobile electrification
 

Some pictures of an electric conversion of a Quest Velomobile using parts from an out of business supplier in Portland, OR
Velomobiles are sore footed on steep grades and this one was used on a hilly commute with 2,000 feet of vertical gain on a daily commute. The little guy would coast down hill at 70 mph (clocked by the sheriffs's radar gun) but climbing at 3mph was a bit slow before the motor....

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At PIR in Portland OR.

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Front shifting and drive ring, The chain broke a few times until we switched to high end chain
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Motor This drove to the main chainring assy. so we had all the gears available to the motor

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Side view
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Looking forward with top fairing unbolted. Amp-hr display on the left could be swung out of the way, This became usefull the one time I was pulled over.
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Peddles chainrings drive gear and motor looking forward from seat
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On the road in Portland, OR

At PIR in Portland, Or.

Nice job; 70 mph must be exhilarating that close to the ground, since 35 seemed pretty rapid to me on my e-bike slightly "higher up". Funny thing (to me), it doesn't feel that speedy off road on an MTB.

Looks complicated, but fun. How much did the velomobile body cost?

velomobiles
 

$4,800 for the body,, and actually was reliable and straightforward
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