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Mooncool FT1 Fat Tire Trike Review
Electric trikes. 696 Wh battery, $1,350. What that buys, how far it really goes, and how it compares to the rest of its class.
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Specification
| Price | $1,350 |
| Battery | 696 Wh |
| Motor | 500 W |
| Cost per watt-hour | $1.94 |
How far it actually goes
| Riding | Energy used | Range from 696 Wh |
|---|---|---|
| Easy — flat, light rider, low assist | 25 Wh/mile | 28 miles |
| Typical mixed riding | 30 Wh/mile | 23 miles |
| Loaded, hilly, or throttle-heavy | 35 Wh/mile | 20 miles |
Worked out from the battery figure, not quoted from the maker. A headline range is normally measured on flat tarmac by a light rider on the lowest assist setting with no cargo, which is why it rarely survives a real week. Three wheels cost more energy per mile than two — a trike is heavier and pushes two rear tyres. Plan on the middle row.
Charging it away from mains power
This is where a portable power station comes in — camping, van life, a job site, or an outage. Charging losses are real, so the figures below assume about 85% end-to-end efficiency from station to bike battery.
| Power station | Capacity | Full charges of this trike |
|---|---|---|
 BLUETTI AC50B Portable Power Station | 448 Wh | 0.55 — not quite one full charge |
 ALLPOWERS S2000 Pro Portable Power Station | 1,451 Wh | 1.8× |
 BLUETTI Elite 400 Portable Power Station | 3,840Wh, 2,600W | 3,840 Wh | 4.7× |
More on this in our guide to charging an e-bike from a power station.
Where it sits in its class
Against the 9 machines we track in Electric trikes, the FT1 Fat Tire Trike is priced below the class median of $1,500. Its 696 Wh battery is larger than the class median of 672 Wh. At $1.94 per watt-hour it is better value than most of its class (class median $2.08).
| Price rank in Electric trikes | 2 cheapest of 9 |
| Battery rank in Electric trikes | 4 largest of 9 |
Range against the class. At 30 Wh per mile this machine covers about 23 miles, against roughly 22 miles for the class median of 672 Wh — a difference of about 1 miles per charge in ordinary riding.
Closest alternatives
The nearest machines by battery size in the same class:
| Model | Price | Battery | Cost per Wh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooncool TK2 Folding Trike | $1,500 | 720 Wh | $2.08 |
| Emojo Dexter | $1,599 | 672 Wh | $2.38 |
| Emojo Dexter Jr. | $1,399 | 672 Wh | $2.08 |
Who it is for
The Mooncool FT1 Fat Tire Trike offers a bigger-than-average battery for its class, which is the one specification that reliably buys range, better value per watt-hour than the class median. Buy it if that matches the riding you actually do rather than the riding you imagine doing — battery size and physical fit are what determine whether a machine gets used, and neither is visible in a photograph.
What this review cannot tell you
We have not ridden this machine. Everything above is derived from the maker’s own published specification and current pricing, compared on identical terms against every other machine in our catalogue. Ride quality, build consistency, dealer support and how quickly a spare part arrives are not visible in a spec sheet, and a review that scores them from this starting point is inventing them. Where a figure is not published we leave it out rather than estimating it.
Where to buy: Mooncool FT1 Fat Tire Trike
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