Even though I own an EV, live in the south (no harsh winters), can charge at home, have a 2nd car like a lot of married couples so we're not tethered to just one driving technology, and drive enough miles for the gas savings to be worth an EV ... if I was honest I'd bet only 5% or 10% of the people I know personally are also in a situation where an EV is practical.
Of course, that's free market and practical thinking ... something the warmageddon control-freak Dims and their cult followers are incapable of.
We live near the foothills 40 miles from Seattle on the West side of the Cascades. EVs are very popular here but not necessarily because they are practical.
A few years ago people were bragging about owning Prius and other Hybrid vehicles. But in the last few years if you are a young man who wants a vehicle which will impress a lefty woman... you need an EV. Or if you are just a lefty who wants to impress other lefties... you need an EV. For a long time in this part of the country passenger vehicles have been used more to project an image than to be practical. That is not going to change.
In the Southeast people tend to be more practical than those living in the rest of the country. Your assessment about the practicality is probably about right. It is hard to know especially with all the skewed statistics released by government agencies.
In our area the vehicle insurance rates for EV’s have been taking off... largely because any scrape, nick or dent on the battery compartment might indicate to the dealer that your warranty has become invalid because of abuse and your insurance company needs to purchase a new battery which with the high depreciation rates associated with most EVs is worth more than your car. I think that this was an unexpected development that should be concerning to anyone considering the purchase of an EV.