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young_gun
We've had two niholas (switched the standard family for an electric 4.0 recently) and we love them.
They understeer like crazy at any kind of speed and it's trivial to pick up the inside wheel (but they're remarkably stable on two wheels) but that only happens when I'm riding it and I've never had it tip (or feel like it's coming close) with kids on board.
The akerman steering takes a bit of getting used to but I much prefer it to a hinged Christiana type box trike. They are pretty heavy but the way the design puts most of the weight over the front wheels means you can pick it up by the saddle and pivot it around much easier than any other trike I've ridden.
They're not particularly fast (even with the motor) but IMHO they're a huge amount of fun