Many electric bikes, like the Specialized pictured in the post, are pedal assist with no throttle. They simply make you go faster and have a range of adjustable settings for acceleration response, power, etc. You can get great exercise on them for sure, especially if a rider would otherwise be adverse to getting on a bike.
Fresh air is not exercise. Sitting on a bike versus pedaling are two very different things
Many electric bikes, like the Specialized pictured in the post, are pedal assist with no throttle. They simply make you go faster and have a range of adjustable settings for acceleration response, power, etc. You can get great exercise on them for sure, especially if a rider would otherwise be adverse to getting on a bike.
the argument, is that you need to do some pedaling, and you do more than with a pedal bike