I live in a Pretty flat city.... Except for the river valley on the edge of downtown.

I picked the expand 5 because reviewers had shown the 750watt motor and I knew it could handle the crazy steep hills I would need it for.....

Well. I found out after Dying trying to get up one of these hills(should have got off and walked)

Aftwards I found out Americans get a 750watt motor which is what I see in the Climb reviews I watched where Canadians get a 500watt motor😢.

Anyone know if the wheel can be swapped for a American one to upgrade it to a 750 watt one?

So. A topic on if it will or won't Fit in the trunk of X car model or not.

Rad EXpand 5.   Fits in 
2005 Toyota Corolla trunk.
Difficulty 3/5. 

Difficulty details necessary to fit
Pedals need to be positioned correctly and it has about 1cm of clearance but it 100% is possible but it's not easy.   Blankets or something will be needed to prevent damage to either car or bike finishes.


1/5 goes in easy with lots of wiggle room
2/5 a little tight blankets or something to protect from bumps likely needed but no special exact folding or orientation of pedals or handlebar or other components needed.
3/5 It fits barely.  But needs a specific folding method and orientation of the handlebars and or pedals in order to have a hope of getting it in or out.  Paint protection is a must as well.
4/5 meaning changes to one big stock feature are necessary but the bike once transported comes out and no extra extra work needed to get it fully functional again.. Ie: removing the bottom liner of the trunk.  Or replacing the pedals with specific after market ones, removing the seat and seatpost.  Not removing and reattaching the handlebars or other major components that aren't easily reinstalled like the front wheel.
5/5 would mean modified trunk And bike features like pedals or wheel removal. Etc. Something to do only if you had no other options and it isn't a quick fix to put it all back.(road trip to a destination, bike needed to be transported to enjoy that destination,.  Pull bike out assemble/fix then enjoy, disassemble   Go home.   Fix trunk and bike and enjoy like normal.

Hope this helps someone.  It's next to impossible to get specific information so I hope this topic might grow to be a nice repository for future reference.

Has anyone else found that when folded their rad Expand 5 has a really abrasive and long Friction point on where the handle bar bend meets the white  main frame.    Really close to where the bars fold?

If so how have you figured out how to protect that point and maybe repair the metal and paint damage.  The vinyl protection wore right through... Fast. And badly😢