1: Saving on gas is the dumbest reason to buy an ebike. You pay a gigantic premium that could have bought many many gallons.
That may be a stretch, but if you consider the fact gas prices aren't constant and are likely to start increasing due to climate related policies as
well as promised longevity of the electric bikes, one may be able to save on gas the amount equivalent to the purchase price of the ICE bike.
On top of that, I factor in my time spent going to and at the gas station.
If you're doing it to save the planet that's dumb too. Your own use of fossil fuels will be smaller than microscopic in a planet-wide context even if you REALLY stepped up your game and started filling up tankers or 747s or something.
That's a shortsighted comment too. One of the purposes for being an adopter of this technology is to promote it to other people. I haven't been successful (to my knowledge),
but others have. Collectively we can make a difference, but you have to play the lottery in order to win.
2: What, you thought electronics are invulnerable to damage? This is somewhere between believing you can fly if you take a running jump out your office window and expecting Santa Claus to come down your chimney.
Reliability of electronics is a product of proper design, quality of components and quality of assembly. Get those things right, and you will have an electronic product that is significantly more reliable than a similar mechanical system subjected to wear, mechanical stress and corrosion.
3: If you're worried about either being deprived of a vehicle or depreciation you bought a motorcycle you couldn't afford. That's because if you had any business spending beaucoup bucks on a DSR you can easily afford multiple alternative vehicles.
Now that's a fallacy. I have a car, and I have enough cash in the bank to buy ANY motorcycle. Doesn't mean I should buy one, considering I paid (like you said) premium for a Zero, which I prefer to any other vehicle at this time for a number of reasons.
Oh and all that aside, Zero's service does suck and is inexcusable. I had a longer delay than that on a new bike that had to be sent back for repair.
See, you are part of the club after all