If you live in some little village don’t have a grid, it’s likely that getting gasoline is not easy/close and it is also very expensive to you. Little off grid solar packages are dirt cheap by comparison… like shockingly dirt cheap. Panel prices are rock bottom now. If someone in some little village gets a few solar panels and a mini inverter with a small battery they have electricity for light as well as enough to charge an ebike and they never have to pay for gasoline which is very expensive. It can be a huge step up in their lives to have electricity and some kind of electric mobility.

India and rural areas of China and other developing countries too… a small electric vehicle is much more affordable than any kind of ICE vehicle. Little cars, little trucks and bikes are closer to their price range and are more than good enough for driving around small towns and around villages.