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Not sure about the UK, but here in the US, you could buy an ebike for every day of the week for the price of a mediocre car that will still require a few thousand dollars of work over the time that you own it. Guess who doesn't have money? Young people!
Ebike $2000 x 7 = $14000 An average used car is way more than $14k
If you rarely go further than 15 miles from home and it's safe and reasonably temperate where you live, you are throwing money out the window by not using a bike or ebike. And cars keep getting bigger, heavier, and more expensive.
My ebike has probably kept 5-10 thousand miles off my car and city miles cause worse wear than highway miles.
The other nice thing with ebikes is that they can actually haul a ton of heavy stuff for you up hills. 35c day while going up a treeless hill? No problem. It makes getting groceries stupidly easy, even if your city is blessed with insanely steep hills.
It's also great for places with little parking, like beaches or parks. I accidentally did a 70km day on an ebikes because they are so insanely efficient. And I still had just under half a charge, amazingly.