[tynman]

I live in Utah, and drive a scooter-style ebike to work. See (http://www.utahebikes.com) for an example. It's even one step further from a bike because you don't actually have to pedal to make it run.

Some would argue this is one step further down the chain of laziness. I contend that it opens up alternative transportation to a whole group of people who wouldn't otherwise consider it. It's not as "granola" as an old used bicycle that's already made up its carbon footprint, but it's a far cry better than driving.

Plus, the extra cargo space of the scooter style makes it a lot nicer for errands than a bicycle. I've ended up replacing 80% of my car trips with the ebike.