I just realized that I had not responded with a satisfactory "fix" for this situation. The provided ramp is about 36" long (as seen in the original post) and folds up on itself in 3-1 foot pieces for easy storage. It would be much better if the ramp was longer. I purchased a 4' length of 3"X1" aluminum channel. I riveted a 1' length of the long channel to the lower 1' section of the provided ramp. Once they were attached, the effective, usable length of the ramp is now 5' This makes rolling the bike up the ramp much easier!
The only downside is that I have a 4' folded long ramp to store rather than a 1' folded length. Not a show-stopper though and my wife can now load the bike herself.

Hello,
I know this subject (bike racks) has been discussed a number of times and I thought I was on the right track until I pulled the trigger and purchased a Thule EasyFold XT bike rack for my wife's Rad City ST. From everything I had read I thought the Thule was the right rack because it has a ramp that keeps the user (my wife) from having to lift the 65 lb bike up on the rack (she can't). The provided ramp is pretty short (about 3').I know you can purchase an extended ramp (53") for it and we were planning to do so. However, we have a Honda Pilot (SUV) and the receiver in about 19" above the ground. When the rack is placed in the receiver, the rack bottom (where the wheel would sit) is 32" above the ground. If you can envision it, the 36" long ramp is at a pretty steep angle when attached to the 32" high rack! The longer ramp would certainly be better.
That brings up another problem....
The handlebars are 46" above the ground, Even with the long extensions there is no way to control the steering when running the bike up the ramp because it's difficult to reach 78" high (32+46).
Am I missing something here?  Do any of you forum members have experience using a Thule EF with the long ramp and if so, is it "easy" (consider wife here) to control the bike while moving it up the ramp to the 32" height?
Is there another rack that would be more user-friendly on an SUV?
Thanks for your help.

Hello everyone
I'm new to this forum and hail from the front range of Colorado. My wife just ordered and received a Rad City ST. She was told it might be six weeks before she received it but it showed up in less than a week. Ordered June 4 and it was delivered June 10!!! Amazingly fast!  It took about an hour to assemble it. I already have some questions for you experienced ebike users so I'll head over to the General Forum and post my questions there.
David