E-bikes are everywhere in (urban) China and are a certain kind of status symbol--you graduate from a bike to an e-bike to a scooter to finally a car as you move

E-bikes are everywhere in (urban) China and are a certain kind of status symbol--you graduate from a bike to an e-bike to a scooter to finally a car as you move up the economic ladder. If my office actually had proper secure bike parking, I might get one of these to replace my monthly metrocard.