The other day there was news about the only sane e-bike for ~1100$ (and then expensive - the price is explicitly overestimated 2 times) and weighing ~22kg. Although that is better then this both news todat, there is rather an incomprehensible sport of bike without trunk and protection from spray. Purely toy. And these bith are already a clear overkill of 30kg vs 22кг and the price is completely crazy for casual e-bike.

And always in the shadow the issue of the reliability of iron inside (chassis and gearboxes) and the price of spare parts, which is not even considered here, and these are key conditions of the popularity of the model. As with the car. The cheaper in maintenance and more reliable, the more popular among the people. Especially in developing countries. But for developing countries, even $ 1000 is a completely crazy price for a bicycle with an electric engine. So far, the industry does not make a reliable apparatus in the region of $ 500 calmly working out the summer season on not very good roads, as well as mass demand in developing countries.

Well, the "golden billion" can continue to sponsor the development of this industry. In developing as used scooters and mopeds, they will be, because They are cheaper both in price and in the service and on the launch of the move and in reliability and in the shotting.

This is something like with HDD vs. SSD. Where long-term reliability (data retention, especially from QLC, as cheapest capacious ssd) and capacity are required - there is no alternative to HDD. In the same way, there is no alternative to casual ICE transport in everyday needs.

And the higher the distance and the worse the climate, the stronger the ICE wins.