In medium to high theft risk cities, I’d say go for an escooter of some description as you can keep it closer to you in almost all circumstances but… they’re really only any good for moving you not you and cargo which defeats the biggest benefit of forgoing a car for a PEV of some description. Can’t win basically.
Using a kit I think is the preferred method. It is less expensive but I would still try to get a quality battery at a minimum.
Locality matters, I’m originally from the Netherlands, and an all in one bike is the obvious thing to do, Diy is wierd.
Currenty living in a medium/high theft City, I don’t feel comfortable going all in 1.
In medium to high theft risk cities, I’d say go for an escooter of some description as you can keep it closer to you in almost all circumstances but… they’re really only any good for moving you not you and cargo which defeats the biggest benefit of forgoing a car for a PEV of some description. Can’t win basically.