Lectric XPeak2: 720 Wh Is Not 960
The Lectric XPeak2 is a 750-watt rear hub, 1,310 watts peak, 85 newton-meters, on 26-by-4 tires. The standard pack is 48 volts and 15 amp-hours, which is 720 watt-hours, and Lectric’s range chip for it is 60 miles. The long-range pack is 48 volts and 20 amp-hours, which is 960, and the chip is 80 miles. Both rates are 12 watt-hours a mile. Electrek’s 8 November price is $1,499. The long-range cart this desk opened is $1,599, struck through at $2,346. A throttle stops at 20. A Class 3 setting takes pedal assist to 28. This desk did not ride it.
By SickEBike desk
The short answer
The Lectric XPeak2 has two packs. Forty-eight times 15 is 720 watt-hours, chipped at 60 miles. Forty-eight times 20 is 960, chipped at 80. Both rates are 12 watt-hours a mile. The motor is 750 watts, 1,310 peak. A 24-amp card is 1,152 watts, not 1,310. It ships Class 2. Seven hundred fifty is not under 750.
Lectric sells the XPeak2 as a high-step or a step-through, with two packs. Forty-eight times 15 is 720 watt-hours. Forty-eight times 20 is 960. Lectric’s own long-range page prints 48 volts, 20 amp-hours, and 960 watt-hours, so that line matches. A 5 October card prints the standard range chip as up to 60 miles and the long-range chip as up to 80. Seven hundred twenty divided by 60 is 12. Nine hundred sixty divided by 80 is 12. The two chips are the same rate on different tanks. Twelve watt-hours a mile on a 26-by-4 knobby is still a claim. The range page is why. The XP4 is the other Lectric with a 720-class pack fight of its own. Do not paste this 12 onto that bike.
Prices move. The watt-hours do not. Electrek’s 8 November line was $1,499 and did not say which pack.
| Pack | Arithmetic | Range chip | A price that was printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 48 × 15 = 720 Wh | 60 miles, 12 Wh/mi | $1,299 on 5 October, struck at $1,835 |
| Long-range | 48 × 20 = 960 Wh | 80 miles, 12 Wh/mi | $1,599 on the cart, struck at $2,346 |
1,310 peak is not the controller’s 1,152
The motor line is a 750-watt rear hub, 1,310 watts peak, 85 newton-meters, torque sensor. One thousand three hundred ten divided by 750 is 1.75. A secondary card prints a 24-amp controller. Forty-eight times 24 is 1,152 watts. The peak sentence is 1,310, not 1,152. Do not replace one with the other. Seven hundred fifty is not less than 750. The motor page is the split between sustained and peak. The fork is an 80 mm RST. Brakes are hydraulic, 203 mm front and 180 mm rear. Payload is 330 pounds. A secondary card puts 75 pounds on both packs, as 64.5 for the bike plus 10.5 for the battery. A larger pack that weighs the same 10.5 pounds is a claim this desk did not weigh.
The throttle stops at 20. The Class 3 setting is pedal assist to 28. Those are two limits, and 750 watts is still not under 750.
It ships as Class 2
Lectric’s page says the bike can be a Class 1, 2, or 3. The 5 October card says it ships as Class 2, the throttle tops out at 20 and can be turned off, and pedal assist in the Class 3 setting is 28. That is a cleaner class story than a throttle to 28, and it is still a 750-watt motor, which is not under the federal line. The class chart is the test. Gears are a Shimano 8-speed. The tire is 26 by 4. No public loop that emptied either pack turned up in this pass. This desk did not ride it.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between the XPeak2 batteries?+
The standard pack is 48 volts and 15 amp-hours, 720 watt-hours, chipped at 60 miles. The long-range pack is 48 volts and 20 amp-hours, 960 watt-hours, chipped at 80 miles. Both claims are 12 watt-hours a mile.
How much is the Lectric XPeak2?+
Electrek’s 8 November line was $1,499 and did not name the pack. On 5 October the standard was $1,299, struck at $1,835, and the long-range was $1,699, struck at $2,064. The long-range cart this desk opened was $1,599, struck at $2,346.
Is the XPeak2 peak 1,310 watts or 1,152?+
The motor line says 1,310 watts peak. A secondary card says a 24-amp controller. Forty-eight times 24 is 1,152. Those are different sentences. One thousand three hundred ten divided by 750 is 1.75.
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