“In all fairness, I can see very small electrics strictly for city commute daily to work...IF THE WEATHER IS NOT TOO COLD.”
Except for the fact that few in the city have a garage to plug one in. The little details like that always get in the way.
Yes, apartment dwellers do not have a chance.
But home owners and town houses usually have a garage with electrical power. In Chicago where I spent many years, there are millions of small bungalow type and speedy public transport is very difficult the way city is laid out. I drove a Ford Pinto there for many years. It was small and thus easy to park in cramped spaces.