As far as the snout of the standard slim bicycle saddle, I believe it may provides some side-to-side control. However, I think most riders could get along just fine with a snout-less/hollow-center saddle.
It also seems to me that many serious road cyclists (Lycraphiliacs? having a touch of Lycramania? suffering from Lycrosis?) stand on the pedals on a regular basis. For an Ebike commuter who sits the entire ride, I'd say theres no reason to use the conventional long-snout saddle.
I've found that when riding in a semi-recumbent posture, it takes a lot of the pressure off of my...penis root?...compared to the conventional leaning forward road-bike posture.
Theres an old guy at work who won't put on earphones when entering the loud pump-room. Inserting the company-provided foam earplugs is cumbersome and annoying, so I purchased some easy to slip-on/off earphones at my own cost. No matter how much hearing he has lost, he doesn't seem to care that he will lose more.