New LIVAQ EQUAD unveiled as ‘most capable electric ATV ever’
The field of electric ATVs is small yet growing quickly, and now we’re getting our first look at a new entrant. The LIVAQ EQUAD claims to be the “most capable electric ATV ever.” Let’s see how it stacks up.
The Michigan-based company just unveiled its new electric four-wheeler as an alternative to the largely ICE-controlled industry.
As the company explained, “With the ATV market being largely dominated by gas-powered vehicles, LIVAQ positions itself as one of the most exciting new companies to appear in the adventure vehicle space today. Seeking to revolutionize the off-road industry, the Detroit-based builder is thrilled to unveil their all-new electric 4×2, the EQUAD.”
The EQUAD is designed to give an off-roading experience that riders of combustion-engine ATVs simply can’t get. With the quieter and smoother operation, riders are more comfortably integrated into the environment instead of passing by it.
It’s a project that LIVAQ’s founder and CEO David Medina has been working toward for years.
As Medina explained:
“Since I was a child growing up in Mexico, I was immensely interested in transportation design. I originally had the idea for creating an electric ATV in 2016 when I saw that electric transportation in the off-road marketplace was vastly underserved and saw the ATV landscape as overwhelmingly gas driven. I recognized a window of opportunity but unfortunately at the time, I couldn’t find anybody crazy enough to write a check to a 17-year-old.
Years later, LIVAQ emerged from that original idea and was created to ultimately serve the need of electric power in the off-road marketplace and pay respect to our climate. Finally in 2022, we were able to deliver the first-ever EQUAD that was the synthetization of sustainable technology, powerful performance, and years of work.”
The LIVAQ EQUAD boasts an impressive 67 mph (108 km/h) top speed thanks to a pair of 16 kW hub motors. That’s faster than most anyone is likely to want to travel on off-road paths, but it certainly speaks to the high-performance capabilities of the ATV.
The 1,010 lb (458 kg) EQUAD also claims a range of 170 miles (273 km) from its 15.4 kWh battery pack, which is essentially all-day fun at the speeds most ATVs operate – at least if the battery claims live up to reality. Each vehicle also comes with a home charger “that utilizes convenient and easy wireless charging technology.”
For suspension and braking, “a four-link rear suspension paired with an agile independent front system ensures the EQUAD remains composed and steady against nearly any landscape. Implementing a hydraulic brake system helps to guarantee absolute control and stopping power on any terrain.”
The body panels use “repurposed carbon fiber” instead of plastic, in a nod to environmental inspirations. As Medina added, “We wanted our vehicles to capture the raw essence of the wild while seamlessly weaving in contemporary design elements. Taking cues from the relentless mountain lion, we sought to mirror its distinctive balance of strength, poised stance, muscular silhouette, and agility in diverse terrains.”
The EQUAD is opening for pre-orders this month with an MSRP of US $28,600. However, two pre-order discounts are available.
There’s a 30% discount for anyone who puts down a non-refundable $1,000 deposit, bringing the price to US $19,989. Or for a less risky refundable $100 deposit, riders can snag a 10% discount that drops the price to US $25,689.
What do you think of the LIVAQ EQUAD? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comment section below!
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If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you combine a fruit cart, a cargo bike, and a Piaggio Ape all in one vehicle, now you’ve got your answer. I submit, for your approval, this week’s feature for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column – and it’s a beautiful doozie.
Feast your eyes on this salad slinging, coleslaw cruising, tuber taxiing produce chariot!
I think this electric vegetable trike might finally scratch the itch long felt by many of my readers. It seems every time I cover an electric trike, even the really cool ones, I always get commenters poo-poo-ing it for having two wheels in the rear instead of two wheels in the front. Well, here you go, folks!
Designed with two front wheels for maximum stability, this trike keeps your cucumbers in check through every corner. Because trust me, you don’t want to hit a pothole and suddenly be juggling peaches like you’re in Cirque du Soleil: Farmers Market Edition.
To avoid the extra cost of designing a linked steering system for a pair of front wheels, the engineers who brought this salad shuttle to life simply side-stepped that complexity altogether by steering the entire fixed front end. I’ve got articulating electric tractors that steer like this, and so if it works for a several-ton work machine, it should work for a couple hundred pounds of cargo bike.
Featuring a giant cargo bed up front with four cascading fruit baskets set up for roadside sales, this cargo bike is something of a blank slate. Sure, you could monetize grandma’s vegetable garden, or you could fill it with your own ideas and concoctions. Our exceedingly talented graphics wizard sees it as the perfect coffee and pastry e-bike for my new startup, The Handlebarista, and I’m not one to argue. Basically, the sky is the limit with a blank slate bike like this!
Sure, the quality doesn’t quite match something like a fancy Tern cargo bike. The rim brakes aren’t exactly confidence-inspiring, but at least there are three of them. And if they should all give out, or just not quite slow you down enough to avoid that quickly approaching brick wall, then at least you’ve got a couple hundred pounds of tomatoes as a tasty crumple zone.
The electrical system does seem a bit underpowered. With a 36V battery and a 250W motor, I don’t know if one-third of a horsepower is enough to haul a full load to the local farmer’s market. But I guess if the weight is a bit much for the little motor, you could always do some snacking along the way. On the other hand, all the pictures seem to show a non-electric version. So if this cart is presumably mobile on pedal power alone, then that extra motor assist, however small, is going to feel like a very welcome guest.
The $950 price is presumably for the electric version, since that’s what’s in the title of the listing, though I wouldn’t get too excited just yet. I’ve bought a LOT of stuff on Alibaba, including many electric vehicles, and the too-good-to-be-true price is always exactly that. In my experience, you can multiply the Alibaba price by 3-4x to get the actual landed price for things like these. Even so, $3,000-$4,000 wouldn’t be a terrible price, considering a lot of electric trikes stateside already cost that much and don’t even come with a quad-set of vegetable baskets on board!
I should also put my normal caveat in here about not actually buying one of these. Please, please don’t try to buy one of these awesome cargo e-trikes. This is a silly, tongue-in-cheek weekend column where I scour the ever-entertaining underbelly of China’s massive e-commerce site Alibaba in search of fun, quirky, and just plain awesomely weird electric vehicles. While I’ve successfully bought several fun things on the platform, I’ve also gotten scammed more than once, so this is not for the timid or the tight-budgeted among us.
That isn’t to say that some of my more stubborn readers haven’t followed in my footsteps before, ignoring my advice and setting out on their own wild journey. But please don’t be the one who risks it all and gets nothing in return. Don’t say I didn’t warn you; this is the warning.
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