Buy and hold is not going to work for electric vehicles cause the batteries will age whether you use them or not. 10 years from now, the bike will be nearly worthless, I think. You could never really afford to replace an aged battery unless Li prices come down which there is no signs of. That's the other misleading thing electric bike companies...they talk about battery life in terms of miles, when the most important thing is probably age. I mean how can you put 300,000 miles on an electric bike? Nearly impossible. I do think you have the right idea though to buy a gently used electric bike to offset that initial high cost a little. Really, the best value might be in a demo cause the miles aren't really significant like they would be on a gas bike, yet many people might see 3,000 miles on an Empulse and think that was a lot. Not someone who is up on battery technology though. That could be a bargain. In fact, it is what I'm planning too.
