Ummm, I confess that I actually wasn't on my e-bike today, but wound up on a new bike trail, the Neuse River Trail, in Raleigh, North Carolina. My friend is on a regular bike and is recovering from a health matter, so my riding the e-bike seemed a bit out of line. We did about 20 miles worth of conventional biking, but it's a great trail for e-biking, though I didn't see any out there today. Lots of tree cover and it follows the river, so it helps with the summer heat. Lots of wooden bridges.
In my first few months of e-bike ownership, I didn't ride the regular bike at all, largely due to the novelty of having a motor available. I find that they're 2 distinct pleasures. The regular bike feels a bit more like an extension of myself as I ride. The e-bike allows me to go faster, farther, and carry more stuff. One result is that I'm much more willing to take chances and explore, simply because the price of adding several miles or getting stuck on a dirt road is much lower. You also don't have that sensation of unexpectedly encountering a big hill and having the day suddenly become seriously un-fun. Effort-wise, in eco mode, it feels like roughly 2/3 the effort of my regular bike, except on hills where it's dramatically easier. 30 miles on an e-bike feels more or less like 20 miles on a regular bike. I'll likely come back on my e-bike and do 45 miles or so (it's something like 32 miles, so 64 out and back, thus a bit beyond the range of my e-bike)