It's also much better for the environment than Tesla and other 2 tons electric cars, because it's using less materials and energy to make and less energy to run.
If you care about people instead of inanimate objects, it's significantly better because of the lack of air pollution (especially if coal isn't involved).
It's probably much better for the urban environment, in terms of people not breathing gasoline exhaust (doubly so for breathing two-stroke gasoline exhaust from a motorcycle, which is more of an alternative than a big car). The lead-acid batteries on some of the cheapest ones are a little iffy, though, and the carbon consumption isn't a huge win.
