I’m looking at e bikes to ride to work. I’m in fairly hilly terrain. The total climb is about 200 ft elevation change. The commute round trip is about 9 miles.

The route is mainly along the county road where the speed limit is 50 and people go 55-60. I’m comfortable riding this road because cyclists are common along it.

I’d like an e-bike that can get me the 4.5 miles to work in the morning in about 15 minutes without straining so much as to be sweaty at my office job. In the afternoons I could obviously pus myself harder.

Finally, this needs to make financial sense. I spend about $40 in gas a month. From my estimates I’d spend about $2 in electric a month for $38/ month savings. Assuming can ride the bike for 4 months in my climate, it’d take almost 7 years for the bike to pay for itself vs just using my car. Do these things even last that long?