Comments on: Contact

By: teamtrev

teamtrev — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:30:33 +0000

Designing suspension was not a problem, though an experienced suspension engineer could undoubtedly have done it better and quicker. The difficulty was finding and adapting approved off-the-shelf components.

By: Dan Watt

Dan Watt — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:37:41 +0000

Gentlemen, 10′s of thousand of hours by talented engineers have been spent on supension design and there is always a new approach to every challenge. Maybe contacting these engineers could quickly solve this issue and develop a new outside the box design.
Dan

By: teamtrev

teamtrev — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:13:47 +0000

Dan,

Originally we designed and built our own suspension, but did not have enough movement for the rough roads we were likely to encounter driving around the world. We modified the front suspension using components from a Can Am Spyder (three-wheeled motorcycle); we shortened the wishbones and used a modified steering rack from a small car. This approach was not entirely satisfactory—the turning circle was larger than necessary, and we could not get the ideal Ackermann angle. To avoid these compromises, we need to design and build our own.

Peter

By: Dan Watt

Dan Watt — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:00:12 +0000

Do you have a BOM for the front supension?

Best regards, Dan

By: teamtrev

teamtrev — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:44:15 +0000

Dan,

We do not have a complete up-to-date set of plans for Trev, because Trev has been modified several times and is still not perfect. But we are, with the help of volunteers, creating a set of plans. Take a look at http://trevipedia.net/ .

Peter

By: Dan Watt

Dan Watt — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:42:16 +0000

How does one obtain a complete set of plans for the Trev?
Best regards,
Dan

By: teamtrev

teamtrev — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:37:45 +0000

Trev was delivered to UniSA at the end of last week. We checked that the battery was still charged (it was) and gave it a quick drive around the workshop. We will be giving Trev a thorough check, and 30000 km service, next week.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:18:03 +0000

Is Trev back in Australia yet ?

Alan … waiting waiting

By: teamtrev

teamtrev — Sun, 08 May 2011 08:03:29 +0000

Several of the Team Trev members have electric-assist bicycles. They are a great way to get around, and make cycling easier for long commutes or in hilly terrain. They are inexpensive to buy and operate (compared to cars or motorcycles), easy to use, simple, clean, quiet, and fun. At the moment, Trev is a prototype only. More work would be required to get it to a stage where it could be manufactured and sold, and at the moment we do not have anyone working on this. However, we we are working on developing a kit-car version. Trevipedia has more details.

By: JMK

JMK — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:44:27 +0000

Dear Trev Team,
We highly respect your diligent efforts and results, saw your movie driving through the AUSTR. desert, fantastic spirit. Working our GreenPowerTrike we transport 2 people side by side in complete comfort by pedal power or 250W pedelec assist for doing daily chores. More than 100 units have been sold and are used by triathlon people, veterans, physically habdicapped people, by hotels and resort places to be rented out to tourists. When can we expect that your high powered trike is ready for production and export?
Best regards,
JMK
Interplan-E-Mobil
Germany