I recently built an ebike like the OP to commute. Up to now I would bike commute sometimes and ride my non-ebike or take transit for most non-work trips, but fo

I recently built an ebike like the OP to commute. Up to now I would bike commute sometimes and ride my non-ebike or take transit for most non-work trips, but for work commuting there was too much extra friction -- too far, too much to carry (I work in construction) -- to bike consistently. However I enjoy biking and it's a great way to commute in my car-congested city (if I solved the friction problem). The extra watts of the ebike removes the friction.