the problem with the scooter style ebikes are that they are designed to look and feel like a gas scooter, which are usually bulky and takes space on the road/path
they are not fast enough like a real gas scooter to go safely on the open roads, yet not fit enough to be call ebikes to share the bike lanes and recognized as bikes to be used on parks paths, etc.
it just gives mixed feelings to normal bikers.
and it's extremely annoying when the big fat casing of the scooter shell blocks the bike lane, when normally it can fit 2 or 3 bikes at the red lights.