That does sound like a issue. I wonder though are more people are choosing "standard bikes" because of longer free window as you said, or is it that your bikeshare program is choosing to provide more "electrified bikes" because of increased profits or demand?

Personaly I choose the "electrified bike" (i.e. pedel assist) as its easier for me to get around more comfortably and go further distances with less knee pain and strain, but having both options is a plus.

My area has a docked bike program. In a app I can always see how many bikes are available at a designated dock and how many of those bikes are electric vs manual.

Also, a side note the term "e-bike" has become a "catch all term" for electrified two wheel modes of transportation IMO. Most of this used by the media as a negative generalization or buzzword to group e-motos, and e-mopeds together with electric bicycles. This is mainly related to exploding unregulated batteries which generally are caused by e-mopeds, not electrified bicycles. This is why I generally in conversations try to make a distinction between bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles, when they are electrified.

Same deal in China, though in most cities, you can leave the bikes nearly anywhere that's not blocking traffic.

The escooters only cost 15 cents for 20 minutes, but its the spirit of the thing, I used to grab a bicycle just to go 1 block to get to the subway, now its not worth it.

I hadn't considered that, but yeah. I'm not sure I fully understand it. I just know I feel it.

i've thought about this a lot and i think the two main aspects are travel time and how long it would take to get to the destination otherwise (mostly considering walking and maybe cycling, because drivers are probably not choosing public transport because it's faster unless we're talking about high speed trains).

Like if you're taking the bus to a town 30km away then you're certainly not walking and biking there would take hours, so hourly buses is acceptable and half-hourly makes you go "oh man this is great".
But if you're taking the bus a couple kilometers just to another part of the city then you can totally just walk and cycling might well be slightly faster, so even half-hourly buses becomes.. borderline acceptable for commuting to and from work, maybe. You really want AT LEAST every 20 or really 15 minutes for shorter distances, otherwise what the fuck is even the point?

i would say any sensible place does this, it's done to at least some extent in any apartment area here in sweden (although the parking is generally still very close to the housing, sadly)