2019 the year of the ebike? And how will you react, being a C&V'er?

I've seen, heard, and made up a few predictions that 2019's biggest general bicycle news will be the increase of ebikes. It could be the year that a majority of the larger metro areas around the world will see the influx of ebikes, both in purchase and in rental schemes. As a C&V'er, I think of...