Is this discussion relevant to the OP? He wants a hill climber that will do 15mph up hill for less than a grand or as near to a grand as his funds will allow so unless any of the bikes you all are talking about will do what he needs the discussion is irrelevant on his thread.
Personally i would go for a 125 motorbike if the hills are that big i don't think you will get an e-bike to do it. After all an e-bike is to assist the rider not to take over completely from the rider for long hard periods of riding. Even if you did find one in your price range it's not going to...
I've never ridden a batribike but they do have a good reputation. Also take a look at the kudos, woosh,and juicy offerings. Good dealers with a strong following and don't buy anything until you have tried everything you can. Welcome to the forum
For around the grand mark they will be chinese yes but try this one this may do it.......http://cyclotricity.com/stealth-1000w/ These are assembled here in UK and I think they make the motor here too not 100% sure on that though
Yeah CBT it is for you then if you decide on a scooter. Can't see you finding a chinese bike that going to get you 15 mph all the way there including staying at that speed going up hill not for less than a grand but if you do find one let us know the only one I can think of is the stealth with a...
Get a 50cc and run it on a car license. £17 a year tax and close to 100 to the gallon and you can pick a good one up for less than a grand. Then you will be able to do 30mph all the way to work.