- 1 VanMoof X3 for my daily commutes around the city (it really lowers the barriers and doesn't make me think about how far I might go that day - be it 60km on a regular office day). I also haul my kayak with it and overall see it as car replacement (6000km per year) - 1 Folding bike (non-electric) for mixed-modality journeys (when I hop on a train / coach to another city) or bikepacking (long stem allows putting a huge bag in the front) (~2000km per year) - 1 Babboe Big cargo bike (non-electric) for cargo trips / hauling stuff from A to B (usually <10km but I also use it for workout - this thing's heavy to get up the hill (took it to Germany after having lived 4 years in NL)) (~1000km per year)
I used to be the same: Pedelec / E-bike critical - but the numbers just speak for themselves: The average distance is higher, meaning it drastically lowers the comfortable distance for average people who would otherwise use a car (which is a far more complex and inefficient tool for a simple task). And those are the people we want to have cycling to justify good cycling infrastructure (not only the ambitious 5% weekend cyclists)
Sometimes I don't like the public relations and behaviour of VanMoof but I also don't like the fragmentation on the bicycle market which makes it intransparent for people to overlook and make a good purchase decision. Many people just want a pillar to hold on to (brand), security (VanMoof theft protection) etc. - unfortunately the pillar of VanMoof is crumbling atm which is a dark moment for the bicycle industry that imho. especially needs innovation-leading brands like VanMoof to build a strong lobby against big oil / car.