You seem to say you want a bike that you can sit more upright on since you mention the neck trouble. That's going to be more of a cargo bike or a cruiser style bike with a high stack and a very slack seat tube and head tube. Or perhaps you want a recumbent bike or trike.
Road bikes, at least the things I consider road bikes will have a lower stack and you'll lean forward more than the bikes you may have previously had. But it'd help to know what exact models those were. Except for the Speed Pedelec, I am just guessing about the geometry of those others. Also most road bikes won't have the attach points for mud guards and panniers. So you'll have to stick to the narrower category of road touring bike.