As the owner of an all-electric Peugeot iOn, I'm fully conscious of the limitations. Sub-100 mile range, in my case, but at least I don't have to travel large distances on this small Island. It's currently plugged in to a 240v socket in the garage - I must check whether it's full in a minute.
BUT ... take away the 240v socket indoors, or need to do more than a handful of laps of the airfield, and you really do start to hit the down-side. There are a few Goverment-operated iOns here: fine for running around St Helier and beyond, and undoubtedly plugged in when not being used. I would struggle to see their utility outside our constrained little world.