Yup you are right.
Those
Mahle hub motors seem fairly ubiquitous, and seem less an online purchase risk even if no dealers close for a brand like Orbea. Their M30 is priced a bit above my price point, and 2x the price of the Scott which looks like a similar spec'd bike.
Originally Posted by
2old
Orbea and Bianchi (hub motor) also have one (some) nice bike(s) and considering the hordes of road riders present in socal I'd imagine some may be on "e" in order to keep up, but IDK. Out here many school age kids ride the fat tire behemoths and some older groups ride some lighter form of e-city bike. I've never seen an e-road bike, but maybe it was going too fast.