Know anyone personally who has an electric bike? I knew a lawyer who did use one to work commute and parked it in our shared bike locker area in work building.

Instead of electric bikes, I personally know 2 people who bought and use a Vespa, the small-engine European motorcycle/motorscooter. One of them is my brother-in-law. He has a red one and loves using it for past 2 yrs. He commutes into downtown congested Toronto core for work. Doesn't use it in snow/ice. Takes subway-- a 15 min. walk away. He's more of a jogger, not a cyclist.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...rticle1330292/

Excerpt:
Global sales of e-bikes, which are powered by batteries and can be recharged using a standard electric outlet, reached 23 million in 2008, with 90 per cent of them sold in China, according to Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports. That same source predicts the global market will more than double by 2012. Granted, only 730,000 of those 2008 bikes were sold in North America, but sales could quadruple by 2011.