Agricultural tricycles are indispensable workhorses across developing regions, prized for their versatility in transporting both people and goods. In Africa, these rugged vehicles hold tremendous potential, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas where road infrastructure may be limited. Their ability to carry heavy loads over varying terrains makes them essential tools for farmers, market traders, and small business owners. By converting these reliable machines to electric power, you can unlock even greater efficiency, drastically reduce operating costs, and contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable future for communities across the continent.
Spotlight Project: EV Conversion Initiative in Rwanda
A notable example highlighting the transformative potential of electric tricycles in Africa is the EV Conversion Project undertaken by Green Motor Tech in collaboration with a client from Rwanda. This forward-thinking initiative focuses on converting traditional cargo tricycles into modern electric vehicles (EVs), directly addressing the critical need for more sustainable, reliable, and efficient transportation solutions in the region.
The project is currently in the goods production phase. We are committed to sharing a detailed project update, including outcomes and field insights, in a future article. The components detailed below represent our typical high-specification solutions for cargo tricycle conversions. If you have specific requirements or wish to discuss a similar project, please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
Parts Included in the Renault 8 Conversion Kit
- (1).Motor
- (2).PMSM Electric Motor Controller
- (3).DC to DC Converter
- (4).Car Dashboard Display
- (5).Lithium Battery Charger for Electric Vehicles
- (6).12V vacuum pump booster
- (7).15kw/20kw motor shaft coupling & transmission adapter plate
- (8).LeFePO4battery cell PACK
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This high-performance Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) meets rigorous automotive-grade quality standards, ensuring durability and reliability in demanding conditions. It delivers robust power and torque perfectly suited for laden cargo tricycles. A key advantage is its versatility: it supports multiple drive configurations, including Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) —the ideal and most common setup for tricycle conversions—as well as Front-Wheel Drive (FWD) for other vehicle types.
This precision-engineered controller acts as the intelligent “brain” of your electric tricycle, ensuring smooth, efficient, and safe operation. Its critical functions include:
Precise Speed and Torque Control: Delivers smooth acceleration and controlled power delivery, crucial for managing heavy loads and navigating varied terrain.
Energy Efficiency Optimization: Maximizes the range from your battery pack by intelligently managing power consumption.
Integrated Safety Protections: Includes built-in safeguards against over-current, over-temperature, and other potential electrical faults.
Seamless System Integration: Serves as the central communication hub between the motor, battery management system (BMS), accelerator pedal, and other controls.
Kit Inclusions: This package comes with the complete system wiring harness, electronic accelerator pedal, and gear selector (Forward/Neutral/Reverse). Clear, detailed wiring diagrams are provided to ensure a straightforward and organized installation.
This high-efficiency, intelligent charger is designed for reliable daily charging in various environments:
Efficient Charging: With a 25 Ampere (A) output (approximately 1.8 kilowatts), it enables convenient overnight charging cycles, ensuring the tricycle is ready for each day’s work.
Intelligent and Safe Design: Incorporates advanced LLC resonance technology, active Power Factor Correction (PFC ≥0.99) for grid stability, and full microprocessor control. It features a comprehensive suite of protections against over-voltage, short circuits, over-temperature, and reverse polarity. It carries an IP66 rating for dust and water resistance, crucial for varied operating conditions, and is CE certified for international safety.
Battery Longevity: Its intelligent multi-stage charging algorithm precisely controls the process, preventing overcharging and optimizing battery health, which significantly extends the service life of the LiFePO4 battery pack.
Technical Specifications Summary: Wide universal input voltage (85-265 Volts AC), high conversion efficiency (≥93%), and low audible noise (<40dB).
In conventional fuel vehicles, the vacuum assisted brake pump uses the vacuum generated by the engine intake manifold to provide power.
In the process of changing from oil to electricity, the vehicle power system is changed from a fuel engine to an electric drive system, but the brake system still needs help to ensure that the driver can easily press the brake pedal. The vacuum assisted brake pump can maintain this assisted function.
Compatible with the original braking system
Oil to electric conversion kits usually want to use as much of the braking system components of the original vehicle as possible. As an important part of the original brake system, the vacuum booster brake pump can be well compatible with brake pipe, brake caliper and other components.
This is the high-capacity energy storage core of your electric cargo tricycle, designed for extended range and demanding daily use.
Power for the Task: With a substantial capacity of 150 Ampere-hours (Ah) at 72 Volts, this pack provides the energy needed for a full day of transporting goods to market, making multiple deliveries, or serving passengers.
Smooth and Silent Power: Lithium battery power, delivered through the electric motor, provides an exceptionally quiet and smooth driving experience, free from the vibrations and noise of a small gasoline engine.
Superior Safety and Longevity: The pack is constructed using premium EVE-brand LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) cells, renowned globally for their exceptional thermal stability, intrinsic safety, and very long cycle life (thousands of charge/discharge cycles). It includes an automotive-grade Battery Management System (BMS) with CAN BUS communication, which continuously monitors and protects each cell, ensuring optimal performance, balance, and safety.
Standard Size: 850mm x 360mm x 262mm. Crucially, we welcome inquiries about custom battery configurations and sizes to fit specific space constraints or range requirements on different tricycle chassis.
Generally speaking, this is a ecomonic power choices for customers who want to upgrade the cargo tricycle
8. By 72V 7.5KW kit, when GVW 1.5T,the max speed can reach 60km/h;
The EV conversion project by Green Motor Tech in Rwanda is a shining example of how innovative technology can be adapted to meet the specific needs of African markets. By focusing on powerful motors, high-capacity batteries, and sustainable practices, this project not only addresses the immediate transportation challenges but also paves the way for a more sustainable and economically viable future. As the demand for efficient and eco-friendly transportation solutions grows, electric cargo tricycles are poised to play a crucial role in Africa’s development.
This project is just the beginning, and with further investment and innovation, the potential for electric tricycles in Africa is vast. Whether it’s for transporting goods to market or providing affordable mobility solutions, electric tricycles could become a cornerstone of rural and urban transportation across the continent.
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Questions About Volkswagen Beetle Conversions
Yes, we provide all electronic parts for conversion. We also provide wire diagram system, each part user manual, so you will have no obstacles for installation and connection of the system.
Yes, we provide motor spline coupler and adapter plate to install motor to original transmisison. But the original transmission’s clutch need to get removed. If you want to keep clutch, you need modify the spline coupler to clutch a bit. Because we do not have car in hand, so we bought a old transmission without clutch to make the coupler and adapter kit.
We provide two years for battery, and one year warranty for other parts. We only use top grade quality products. If any parts failure from manufacturing issues, we provide repair parts for replacement.
If we have stocks ready to go, the lead time is one weeek after order confirmed. if we have no stocks, lead time might be 4 weeks after order confirmed.
After you have discussed with sales manager all details of the order, he or she will make proforma invoice with all details and bank accounts for payment, normally payment is through bank to bank T/T. Other payment ways are also flexible to accept after discussion.
We only use top brand of cells in China, like EVE, like Gotion etc, most of the case we use EVE brand pure new and A grade cells to make pack. And in our battery pack we surely use real automobile grade BMS, not simple protection board.
We care about reputation more than our customers!
We are real manufacturer, not sales trade office/company, we started our motor production from 1995 in China. In conversion we now have more than 10 year experiencee. In the whole drive systems, we do not produce all parts, but motor we make, controller we provide CAN BUS and technical requests to our partner, same as lithium battery pack and wire hanress of the system, the design and CAN BUS are from us. other accessories like gas peda, meter etc we get from reliable partners.
Except motor and drive train solution, we also owns our own low speed electric vehicle assembly factory, its website/brand is www.gmtlsv.com
In short, we are EV expert with decades experience in China!
Yes, our key electronic components are with CE certificate for Europe markets, so at the moment, we ship to Europe like France, UK, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Turkey etc.
We also have ISO9001 quality manage certificate.
For our EV products, we also have WMI （World Manufacturer Identifier） certificate, each vehilce has its VIN number.
To some particular countries, they have requests in import or tax reduces policy such as for Africa countries and Middle East, COC or SABER might needed for import. For some countries, certificate of origin: FORM A, FORM E etc are requested. We all have experience to make for customers.
Yes, of course, our engineers who can speak English directly, video talk/email/Whatsapp they can communicate and serve customers without obstacles.
No matter before-sales or after sales, we all request in time response 24 hours and 7 days as long as we see the requests.
For necessary project, we can also send engineers to customers’ company for guide or training.
We also welcome customers to send engineers to us for onsite learning and training!
Yes, no problem, we support that. We hope customers can do longterm business so customization of his logo is OK
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