veganbikes

Keep in mind folks the weight is not for the whole rack it is per bike. If your bike exceeds the per bike weight it will not work on a trunk rack. Trunk racks are a poor solution for carrying bikes anyway and putting a heavy e-bike is just asking for issues. Plus if these are leases have fun trying to get all the scratches out of the car as the rack moves and slides along the paint.

Hitches are designed to carry weight, Trunks are really not. If you are worried about it I would just put the e-bike in the back of the car or ride it to the trails.

I have a feeling though someone maybe OP, maybe not but someone will just disregard safety and everything else and just go for it. Check those straps often, make sure they are extremely tight, put a sign on the back telling people to keep distance possible falling bikes/safety hazard, drive extra slow and cross those fingers that nothing happens. Or just get the dang hitch, the rack can move from car to car and sometimes the hitch can move as well, in the case of Stealth Hitches you can get the actual extension piece to come off and just buy the hitch holder for the next car and in some cases the new model will be the same frame and you can move the whole hitch. If you plan on using the car to transport bikes a bunch it will pay for itself and usage and you will just give someone else a hitch option but you will have a safer way to carry bikes.