Originally Posted by
350htrr
I don't really understand why what I said was ridiculous... Going up hills with a hub drive with 250 watts of assist may not be enough where as a 250 watt mid drive would be better... No...???
You are way out of touch. Perhaps you are talking about 2012 models of e-bikes.
For 2018 and 2019, only the very cheapest hub motor e-bikes are spec'ed with 250 watt motors:
https://www.amazon.com/ANCHEER-Elect.../dp/B01AU7KWXC
Otherwise, just about every hub motor on an e-bike of at least $1000 has at least 500 watts with a higher peak, generally 750 watts. For example, the radrover, $1700, has a 750 watt bafang motor. These bikes have no problem clearing the steepest of hills, as long as you are willing to do some pedaling. Even with throttle alone, it's possible to clear very steep hills, although you won't be doing 12-18 mph, more like 8 mph.
You are just generally poorly informed about ebikes.