Local shopping trips may be about the extent of what the EVs would be good for & then only if it’s not too hot or too cold. That’s an awful lot to pay for something less satisfactory than a used Yugo.
The car mentioned in article has a max range of 275 miles in ideal conditions. Realistically it has a range of about 200 in ideal conditions. One doesn’t DC fast charge the battery beyond 80% unless they really need the range. I think it unlikely many people would drop below 10% charge. Where I live in the midwest I would be lucky to go 100 miles with single digit temperatures or below.
In otherwords, Clubcar will be a better choice than Tesla.