I would add that for a cyclist who wants to go car-lighter or car-free, an e-bike might look like an appealing option ... but for most people for the price of an e-bike they could get a junk car which would offer ten times the utility. The idea of laying out serious money for a scooter or an e-bike would never occur to most people---unless they had a good job and multiple DUIs---Just the people you'd want on an e-bike.