“Consider a Ford Mach e…as a commuter car only”
That raises another point. A lot of people don’t commute these days. Buying, insuring and maintaining a car just for short trips is a money loser overall. A hybrid or econobox ICE car makes much more sense as a “short trip” car at this time.
There is no “one size fits all”.
Sometimes you need a hammer, sometimes you need a screwdriver.
Some people need both, a few get by with neither.