For expats relocating to the Netherlands, the housing crisis is still the largest concern. We are looking at up to 1/3 of the pretax salary to rent a place in a suboptimal location due to the lack of choices. And then it is basically a lottery to be chosen as a tenant.
I agree with the conclusion. But, about electric bikes, there are posters everywhere at where I live in China, telling people not to take electric bikes or their batteries indoors because they may explode.