According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. In her 2024 book “When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency,” disability advocate Anna Zivarts argues that not only is America’s car-centric infrastructure harmful to the climate, it also fails to meet the everyday needs of many Americans.
That and speed. Higher speed - higher energy usage. Not only does e-bikes go 25km/h (compared to ev motorbikes 75km/h), but also, like you mentioned, part of that is supplied from your muscles.
All in all, ev motorbikes are just glorified scooter as of now.
Yeah they need some improvements, but they are far less subsidised so it makes sense in my area at least.