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Just because many cars will meet those specs does not mean that the average person needs a car with those specs. That is like saying that average fast food meal has a 1000 calories thus everyone must have 1000 calories per meal. How many places in the USA are there where you can legally drive over 90 miles per hour. How many people need to drive less than 40 miles per day? How much cargo does average person need?

(My EV1 had more than double the cargo space of my Miata. My EV1 had excellent air conditioning and heating. It had a feature that would allow the car to be pre-heated or pre-cooled while still on shore power.)

My EV1 had more than double the cargo space of my Miata.

Irrelevant. Miata is in a whole different market from Corolla, Civic, etc.

My EV1 had excellent air conditioning and heating

Did the use of those, while moving, significantly affect its range?

It had a feature that would allow the car to be pre-heated or pre-cooled while still on shore power.)

How well did this feature work when the car was moving? How many minutes did the pre-heat or pre-cool last?

How much cargo does average person need?

A big load of groceries. Two or three suitcases and a couple of small bags. What do you think?

How many places in the USA are there where you can legally drive over 90 miles per hour.

Irrelevant. The actual top speed is much higher than the legal limit. Thus, traveling the legal limit (or a bit over) is not running the car at maximum performance. That's a good thing, if you want it to last.

Just because many cars will meet those specs does not mean that the average person needs a car with those specs.

Again, the specs significantly exceed normal operation. Thus, normal operation does not stress the system, and abnormal circumstances do not exceed the systems capabilities.

How 'bout that <5 minute recharge time?

Standard performance cars are designed to meet the needs of the average driver in the target country. The free market is, among other things, a great way of determining what people want and need. Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Ford have used the (mostly) free market to determine what sort car the "average American" wants. The Corolla is a prime example.

Electric car designers should recognize that the Corolla/Civic/Focus/Accent/etc illustrate the performance envelope that the "average American" wants. If they want to sell cars, they know what they need to produce.

You may have been very fond of your EV1. That doesn't mean its capabilities are within the desired/required performance envelope.