New E road machine

[CXRAndy]

You've answered your own question there. The motor is 'assistance', its not like a motorcycle. You need to put in some effort yourself with an ebike. Its easier on hills and pulling away to put that bit of effort in if you have gears. Although ebikes dont really need as many gears as an unassisted bike, I only ever use the top three or four gears.
If you ride one, you'll get it.

That is what my wife has quickly found. She now sets off from standstill in 2/3 gear, assist kicks in and once rolling gets into top gear quite quickly. She is not really a spinner, so the assist is available right upto cutoff. I find riding with her, its the strong pickup from low speed and ability to hold speed into a headwind the most beneficial to her.