I got my e-bike to be a replacement for the car. Our school district has adapted a hybrid system for one of our kids, but with restricted bus schedules. I was spending about an hour and half overall every day waiting in the car to drop-off/pick up my kid every day. With the e-bike, my travel time and wait times are significantly lesser. I live in a very hilly suburb (think 15% grade hills up and down and you'll get the idea), and find the e-assist incredibly useful, especially carrying kid/cargo up the hills. I get about 40 miles per charge. My usual usage every day is about 10 miles (school + errands) and I usually charge up the bike once a week. My e-bike has made one car redundant in our household, and that's how I view the e-bike primarily as, a car replacement. I do have to say that I definitely get a workout, but that's primarily a function of the terrain of where I live.