I bought a decent e-bike for $1800. It’s got good components (shimano) and disc brakes. I’ve put about 2000 miles on it so far and use the pedal assist 30% of the time, turn it off to get more of a workout when riding home.

You can get cheaper and way more expensive but I think this is the sweet spot. (For comparison My non ebike is a hybrid commuter which was about 600)