To me, what that says is that you personally do not need an e-bike. I'm baffled, though, by the fact that people aren't comparing e-bikes to gas scooters instead of to bicycles. Bicycles have some very obvious advantages over mo-peds/motorcycles/cars, but none of the anti-Ebike arguments seem to acknowlege the fact that in some situations a motor-less vehicle is an inferior choice... and in some of those situations an ebike is probably one of the simplest, cheapest, most efficient motor vehicles available for the job.

Brian, if it's not too much to ask, please answer this question:

would you prefer people (other than yourself) whose physical condition, desire to avoid sweating, riding distance, and/or some other factor convinces them not to ride a regular bicycle to choose:
a)e-bikes,
b)an economy car, OR
c)a vespa or similar scooter?

I'm making a couple of assumptions here: that it's best for the person to minimize waste of limited resources and minimize pollution (whether C02, N0x, unburnt fuel, etc)... and for the person to avoid the health problems that come with not exercising. Let's also assume that, for the forseeable future, vehicles with motors will remain popular in developed countries. Of course, I am also making the bold assumption that some segment of the population is actually willing to use e-bikes.