Originally Posted by
YuriyLogvin
I'd say, interest in electric bikes has always been there. Nowadays it's just a lot easier to do this. We have a lot more accessible parts, reasonable prices. So, it's definitely more fun to be an e-bike enthusiast today.
There has always been an interest in motorized bicycles. They've been around all my life, but for much of that period they had to be gasoline powered and those machines were just never practical enough to catch on. Small electric motors have tremendous advantages, but only in this century has battery technology improved enough to make them practical. We will likely see even more advances in battery technology, so I think e-bikes will get better and become more popular over the next decade or two. I suspect we'll also see more transitional two wheeled vehicles that have no pedals but look more like a bike than a motorcycle.