Sorry you guys are taking it that way. Yes some in the bike community do not view these as bikes and more of a motor vehicle. As flounder pointed out the bike retail industry supports this growth within the market. Sure you will have some like the UCI or any other racing organization within the bike community that will have nothing to do with eBikes. Nothing wrong with that either.
Many are quick to protect the very few trails that are mountain bike specific. There are so few trails that meet this criteria, just in Alaska I would say 20 miles of the trails are mountain bike specific out of half a million miles of trail with in the state. Sorry if you feel you need access to all the trails, but in reality if you are on an eBike a double black diamond trail may not be in you cards even if you want to hit the mandatory gap, elevated features and steep descents. I would be one of the elitist jerks that nicely tells Jerrys maybe you don't want to take your coaster brake huffy down dragons tail.
Now multi-use trail sure. If I have to ride around donky-trains, segways, seniors citizens and Pomeranians, horses, ATVs, SxS, and a suburban on rockwells sure open it up to eBikes. If eBikes want to ride locally on non-motorized trails work with your local government to allow them. Don't think a non-user is just going to lobby for you. By the way I would have no problem sharing a non-motorized bike path with this 1917 Harley Davidson or Trek Powerfly FS. Would I have a problem with that Harley if it was on a bike course meant for flow, features and air? Yes, the same way you would have a problem with a golf cart trying to navigate the Rubicon.