“If you live in a place where there’s no salt and temperatures remain between 40 and 80 degrees year round, then you can get an electric car.”
That basically means a few miles inland in Southern California. But then if you live there, you’ll likely get the car stolen and driven to Mexico.
Most of the Seattle area would also qualify. And when the annual snowfall does happen, the heavier EV will allow better traction in the snow and the ice. We have found the actual market for 6,000 pound enclosed golf carts.