In theory I'm not against it. But I had to read this sentence a few times:

"But, if your workplace is within 5 miles, you may want to consider using a gas-powered bicycle."

Shouldn't it be the opposite: "if your workplace is more than 5 miles away, then you may want to consider using a gas-powered bicycle."? *sigh*

And what was wrong with the previous electric bicycles?

Pedaling this when the engine is not on must be pretty tough/heavy...