I haven’t seen the biggest benefit of an e-bike I experience mentioned - in urban travel, I love my bike’s ability to accelerate from a stop at an intersection. Now, instead of crushing the pedals to try to get across into the next bike lane or whatever. This is also where so many collisions happen when cars turn in front of you.
As an increasingly old and lazy person, I also second all the votes for “actually getting me on the bike” being the most important measure (where I invariably get more exercise and joy.)
