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Sure, but there are limits. One needs a certain amount of forward speed to maintain balance easily, and there's a maximum speed that can be reasonably pedaled. If the hill is steep enough then in my experience reducing the gearing enough to make pedaling not too strenuous runs into the other two limits. If an e-bike can have a low battery topped off before the hill starts, then pedal-assist (at least) would take care of the need to lower the gear while going up it.
If you need a minimum speed to maintain balance, how are you going to pedal while stationary?
Better to have active regeneration, where you pedal a bit harder on flats to top up the battery for hills.
Kickstand, holding a fence, etc. That active Regen thing sounds great, if I buy one of these I'll make sure it can do it.
Not true. One just needs to practice static balance. It's a great skill to have so everyone should learn how to do it.
Also you can use the lowest gear going almost a walking pace and climb up really steep hills. That's how we do it on MTBs. It also requires practice and good balance.
Ah, that would be a nice skill. I might even be better equipped for it now than when I was young because I've gotten into roller skating and improved my balance that way.