I own two recumbents... a rans vivo, with dual suspension, swb... and a fold rush lwb.. Made by easy racers, it is a foldable version of their gold rush.
The fold rush has a 400 watt electric motor on it.... the vivo is great for short distances (less than 10 miles) and rough roads...
The fold rush is great for rides over 20 miles, especially if their are hills... then I use the helper motor.
I average 12 mph on the vivo and about 15 with the fold rush.
Will post a couple of pics on my aero-1 site sometime.
oh, I used to ride uprights, then as I aged my a$$ hurt, my wrists hurt, my neck hurt.... on a recumbent only my calves ache.... I had stopped riding altogether, then after about 5 years, saw a 'bent on a TV show, called California and ordered one the next day.... never looked back.
They are not that great on hills, their only drawback.