I got the KAC Overdrive Sports KS, it will haul the Rovers.

https://amzn.to/34gTa1R

Lots of YouTube vids out there that have it and they all swear by it.
Lower price than Hollywood and in stock.

@kev12345,

Thanks for the response. After further research, I am going for the Rover 5. With the geared hub, it has nearly twice the torque of the City and if I find it still isn't good enough I will go for the Bolton controller upgrade. That will give me a bit more power.

Thanks again.

Thanks for the input.

Yeah, don't need to have throttle only to go up hills, just want to make sure we will not be struggling to get up them with the lower torque the City has. Our house is situated in the middle of the hill and we will be starting at zero when starting to go uphill. I'm probably being a bit too concerned. Sounds like a good bike.

Hello,

Help!!!

I am looking into e-bikes and am looking at the RadCity for my wife and myself. The RadCity looks like it will fit our needs, except in one area that is quite important. We live on a fairly good-sized hill and I haven't been able to find out definitively whether the Direct Drive motor is going to have enough torque (40Nm) to get us up the hill and beyond without a lot of additional effort. We don't care for the fat tires of the Rover, which has the geared motor with 50Nm torque, which I'm sure is better on the hills.

I did read the thread about the gentleman who had the City as well and had hill issues, but I didn't come away feeling the question was answered, maybe I missed it!

If there is anyone out there that has the City and can give me a warm fuzzy that it will be adequate for sustained inclines, I would appreciate it very much. I have looked at the Ride1Up Lmtd and it appears to be a killer on hills; however, it is $300-400 more and no fenders or rack.

Any advice on a particular bike that will comfortably handle hills would be appreciated as well. 

TIA