electric bikes?

This isn't about if you like to pedal or not, its about electric bikes. You drive your car to get coffee? Why don't you just walk...you ride a motorcycle to the store to get a pack of smokes....why don't you just pedal a bike? heck you can walk too, but it takes TIME.....Goes both ways. My son's venture is to hang out with his friends at the beach but its a 20 mile round trip and on a pedal bike, it will take the enjoyment out of getting there and back. 2 of his other friends have E-bikes too so its a social thing. No trail riding here, just streets.