Thank you, Halina and Peter – right on target! I’ve had three e-bikes in the last 10 years & have put about 12,000 miles on them. Much cheaper than a car and no problem with parking! It’s been amazing to watch the cost go down and the efficiency go up in the last few years. If I convert my miles driven per kilowatt hour to the embodied energy of petroleum, I get over 2,000 mpg, depending upon hills and what’s in my panniers (which combined hold 50 pounds of groceries.) Commuting in Seattle, where the traffic is increasingly horrendous, I often zip past long lines of cars. Rain & cold generally aren’t a problem, thanks to good weather gear. But the main thing is that I feel happy when I’m riding.