I was looking at e-bikes the other day and saw that at least two brands, Veloctric and Aventon have some impressive anti-theft features. These include Apple “Find My” tracking built in and powered from a battery separate from the removable bike battery, a Geo-fencing program which allows you to restrict the bike’s movement from your cell phone wherever the bike may be, and automatic wheel locking and motor disabling, again activated from your cell phone.
I bought a first generation aventon Aventure several years ago. Very well made, I’ve had zero issues. Also, aventon used legitimate, high quality cells in their batteries. I still get excellent range out of the original battery.
At my age and the condition of my knees, there is no way I could pedal up the hills around me if I didn’t have electric assist.
They are starting to get popular here. All the kids have them.