i totally agree with u. what i want to mention is, that there is the possibility for faster, more powerful ebikes in europe. called s-pedelec, its restricted to 1000w max, 25 km/h without and 45 km/h with pedalling. but ur not able to build one by yourself except u have ur personal lawyer, a secretary, tons of bucks and a year without anything else to do. so all kind of innovation from average joe is limited to that 250w thing. thats annoying and longterm thats not enough to compete in midrange commuting. here in the north of germany its totally flat, noone except very unhealthy people needs electric assist for 25km/h and the crowd of youngsters that want to feel innocent are all drivin that damn smelly and noisy polluting scooter thing. the s-pedelecs ur able to buy look all as u need some kind of retirement verification to drive it. on the other hand there is no problem to convert any kind of car and get a plate and insurance, even if its a 40 year old death trap pile of junk. meanwhile the politiciqans are talkin about "we need a change in energy politics, blahblah..." but they do nothing to make it easier for small and innovative companys and startups that already have finished concepts on what to do. they are hopin the big industrie will save us, maybe they will, but not before they squeezed the last penny we are willin to spent for "traditional" transportation out of us. and they will never do anything that decentralises energy supply and threatens their oligopol.
sorry, i get in rage will writing this, i get upset when im only thinkin about that stupid people tryin to fool the general public, talkin a lot without anything to say.