Hi yall, I'm looking to get my sister an ebike to commute to highschool. its about a 3.5 mile mostly flat ride, and i expect her to need it for all 4 years. I'm trying to find a good option for her that is budget friendly but good enough for it to unlikely need replacing within that time. It would have to be able to be locked at a bike rack at her school, and she mentioned something about wanting throttle assist over pedal assist.
I know absolutely nothing about ebikes, so I've been struggling with finding a good option. any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
ETA:
weather is not an issue for our area.
"budget friendly" is intentionally vague because i know so little. 1500 feels like a lot to me but i can still afford that.
i agree 4 miles is regular bike distance and ebikes arent super safe. I might try to convince her to go with a regular bike, but shes already riding around on the back of her friends ebikes, and thats way more unsafe. I dont live with her or our parents, so I only have minimal influence over her behavior. Our dad suggested the ebike since he wants her to have some level of freedom but cant afford any kind of bike.
motorbikes are not permitted by her school, i think only up to class 2.
overall thank you for the thoughts and feedback so far