The main reason to buy a ~$500 bike vs. a $100-$200 Huffy at Walmart is that you can't get parts for the Huffy, so you'll be buying a new one every 12 months.
A secondary reason is that they don't seem to make Huffy's for people over ~ 5' 10".
(The $500 bike will probably handle better too, but not 5x better, and I'd recommend getting something more expensive if you can afford it.)
Anyway, my point is that if the eBike people prevent you from repairing or customizing your bike by using non-interchangeable parts, then they're asking to be disrupted by low-end landfill bikes.
A secondary reason is that they don't seem to make Huffy's for people over ~ 5' 10".
(The $500 bike will probably handle better too, but not 5x better, and I'd recommend getting something more expensive if you can afford it.)
Examples of $100-$200 adult bikes: https://www.walmart.com/browse/sports-outdoors/huffy-bikes/4...
The cheapest repairable "large" adult bikes at a bike chain that is common in SV have a starting non-sale price of $500: https://mikesbikes.com/collections/bikes?sort_by=price-ascen...
Anyway, my point is that if the eBike people prevent you from repairing or customizing your bike by using non-interchangeable parts, then they're asking to be disrupted by low-end landfill bikes.