Are you talking about those with brushless motors? The other kind, geared motors, should not impede anything when offline if I understand correctly. Then you just have a heavy bike, which is a problem in a hilly city but not so much in a flat city.

By much you mean the weight of the motor, which actually is not the main weight of the bike. Batteries tend to be removable or easy to gut.

The frames may sometimes be a bit more heavy duty, but usually aren't.

The motor is noticeable on a super light carbon bike but not really on aluminum and definitely not on steel frame.

5-10 times more expensive is also a lie, at most I've seen 2x over comparable non-electric. (Though instead it should be a flat price increase.) Thing is, many ebikes are in premium segment. But there are many cheap ones as well.

Standard bikes in shops around me start at 300 euros, where ebikes start at 1,000.

There is a split in the market for e-bikes. Some are getting bigger and heavier, almost like motorcycles. Others are getting lighter so that you can hardly tell the difference from a traditional road bike.

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