that's also assuming from your house to your final destination, the combination of battery range, leg strength, and public transportation is sufficiently divers

that's also assuming from your house to your final destination, the combination of battery range, leg strength, and public transportation is sufficiently diverse to get you where you want to go. I live near the mountains, and you need a vehicle to go into the mountains. riding an e-bike into the mountains and then relying on muscle power to move the heavy bike is not realistic.