E-Bikes are replacing cars, not bicycles, a study from Germany shows:
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available" https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15568318.2025.2533307
You make some good points:
An ebike is nearly a moped.
Ebikes are less beneficial to health vs a solely human powered bike.
Fat people should lose weight.
“Analog bicycle” is a silly term.
I can see how in your region, ebikes may be less welcome/beneficial.
However, where I am, when I see an ebike on the street, they’re usually replacing a car or some big stupid SUV and that’s absolutely a net win. They make a transition from car-centric transportation to something halfway between a bicycle and an electric moped a viable option.
You make some good points: An ebike is nearly a moped. Ebikes are less beneficial to health vs a solely human powered bike. Fat people should lose weight. “Analog bicycle” is a silly term.
I can see how in your region, ebikes may be less welcome/beneficial.
However, where I am, when I see an ebike on the street, they’re usually replacing a car or some big stupid SUV and that’s absolutely a net win. They make a transition from car-centric transportation to something halfway between a bicycle and an electric moped a viable option.