I haven't mentioned electric vehicles for a while, but I will admit that they do appear to be an attractive option.
But for me the downside (other than the cost of buying or leasing) is still range - how far can you go on a full charge.
The best e-range seems to be with Tesla at some 350 miles - but at ridiculous expense. The cheap end of the market looks like 150 miles is what you can hope for in good conditions.
So, although even cars like the Nissan Leaf are cheaper, they are beyond my price range, if I used one for the above journey I would be looking to refuel (recharge) about 2/3 of the way to my son's house. He has no parking, so on-street parking has no charging points. I might get to mother-in-law's place without another charge, but things would be getting stressful. A full charge - with an extension lead and 8-10 hours in her company - might just get us home again.
Motoring will cease being a pleasure and will be reduced to searching out the next charging point - are we there yet - waiting while you get a 'top up' (because a full charge takes over night) so that you can do may be another 80 miles.
Our ordinary day-to-day motoring may be less frenetic as 150 miles could get us around one of my wife's mooching photographic trips around the countryside. Of course, here in Devon, the lack of public charging points becomes patently obvious when you start trying to find one.
May be the introduction of E10 petrol (up from E5) with 10% ethanol to reduce pollutants may convince petrol users to switch - as their performance and fuel consumption will be worse.
So I think there is still a long way to go before a 'milk float' is viable for me. What is currently a four hour journey to my son, will become six with the delays for charging added. Definitely a different approach to motoring will be required. Oh, and as the cost per mile is about the same as conventional fuels, there is little incentive there.
