Re: Even if 40 miles out and back trips cover 95% of your journeys
Yes, as noted at the start of this thread a full cost full size 80 mile vehicle is probably a no-no. Because it would still need another full-size conventional car for most journeys >40 miles ( actually 30 to give a safe margin).
Add to this that in dense urban populations areas where this would be most useful ( everything is close) there will be fewer private chargers, because there is much less private off-street parking. It's not easy to charge a car when you arrive home from a terraced house in Finchley or a block of flats in Salford.