I love the idea of electric bikes, but absolutely hate the way the makers are bringing half-arsed piles of shit to the market, before the technology is properly developed, charging exorbitant prices for them (god knows what depreciation is going to be - they'll be worthless as soon as the next development comes along) and the government is offering rebates (my tax money) to get people to buy them, all in the name of "environmental friendliness" - what a joke!
Get the technology right, then sell us something that works and that is really environmentally friendly.
Selling things that will be obsolete and replaced in 5 years at most, especially with effing batteries, is about as environmentally unfriendly as you can get.
I want a real environmentally friendly electric bike - but I think I'll have to wait a bit for that !