Hazarding a wild guess here that mopeds are produced in much larger volumes, which drives the prices for both their parts and assembly down. The ebikes in that

Hazarding a wild guess here that mopeds are produced in much larger volumes, which drives the prices for both their parts and assembly down. The ebikes in that article did seem very expensive, unless dropping $3k-$4k for a bike is acceptable. Do any HNers know of any budget alternatives under $1k?