E-Bikes thoughts, comments?

[antimony]

My husband was reading the Interbike news -- he's more of a runner than a cyclist, but he does ride, and he said "look at these e-bikes, if I had one I'd never drive my car to work". He usually takes the bus, but if he has a doctor's appointment or errands to run to/fro, the schedule is often too inflexible and he drives.

I suggested we seriously consider seeing if we could find an e-assist (pedaling required) cargo bike that we both found comfortable, because if we had one of those, I'd never borrow his car to grocery shop unless it was pouring, and I'd never need the car to take (other) bikes to the shop. (For me it's more about a cargo setup than the assist, but I'd probably use the assist occasionally.)

[Sky King]

This one is Extracycle and Bosch, expected retail $5k

My husband was reading the Interbike news -- he's more of a runner than a cyclist, but he does ride, and he said "look at these e-bikes, if I had one I'd never drive my car to work". He usually takes the bus, but if he has a doctor's appointment or errands to run to/fro, the schedule is often too inflexible and he drives.

I suggested we seriously consider seeing if we could find an e-assist (pedaling required) cargo bike that we both found comfortable, because if we had one of those, I'd never borrow his car to grocery shop unless it was pouring, and I'd never need the car to take (other) bikes to the shop. (For me it's more about a cargo setup than the assist, but I'd probably use the assist occasionally.)