With so much talk the past several years about e-bikes being a substitute for vehicles, at times we find ourselves disappointed in the reality of how challenging it is to actually replace your car with an e-bike.

So, as I dove into our review of the Blix Packa Genie, I continually asked myself a few different questions. Would this e-bike work as a vehicle replacement? How does it ride with and without cargo? Is this an e-bike I would buy myself?..