> You can no longer expect to move out of the city and still get a short way to everything by using your car E-bikes could actually improve rural life as well

> You can no longer expect to move out of the city and still get a short way to everything by using your car E-bikes could actually improve rural life as well (the example I read about was Spain). If you live 10km outside a village and can do your normal shopping by bike instead of car, that can really make an impact. Won't work in really sparse areas of course.