I would be very interested in buying such an electric car. As someone who lives in a large city, the small size is a good thing (helps in finding parking and such).
The problem is that a large quantity, if not most of the people that live in big cities, where these sorts of vehicles are targeted, live in apartments, condos, flats, etc. We don't, for the most part, have garages. That means, the car is sitting on the street at night and in order to charge it, I'd have to find some way to run an enormous extension cord out of my apartment to the car. That's just totally impractical. Often I can't even find a parking spot for my car in front of my building. Even if I could do this, chances are someone will trip over the cord as they walk down the sidewalk, or it will cause some other catastrophe. Worse, in the winter when the streets and sidewalks are covered in snow, plows will come by and just mangle the power cord.
I wish they'd stop targeting these types of vehicles to people living in large cities... they're far better suited to someone living in a suburban area that must commute into the city for his/her job.
The next car purchase I make, I'd like to find something that is more environmentally friendly than the regular gas vehicles I've purchased in the past. But this one practical issue is a major stumbling block for all-electric vehicles.
