Cheap as in a grand?
Best get a Dutch bike.
I said an e-bike. A granny bike / Dutch bike is more like 50 pounds and not electric. Single trip is about 45 minutes on a road bike.
A Dutch bike also discouraged you from pushing it too far, thus less fragile on the knees.
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Cheap as in a grand?
Best get a Dutch bike.