I have a friend who works in a bike shop who says he has an "extra" excellent electric bike he'll sell me for half of current retail. The problem with the bike, however, is that it weighs almost 100 lbs. I want an electric bike with either an aluminum or composite frame that I can carry up a flight of stairs. In order to get to a route to ride to my daughter's suburban house, I have to carry the bike up a flight of stairs off a nearby bridge. The city and county are working to establish a bike route to eliminate the stairs, but that won't be facilitated for a couple of years.
Or...I may just buy a smallish motorcycle where I can reach highway speed for a short period.