Companies rarely lease cars for individuals anymore; many of those individual leases are the company reimbursing the individual on a per-mile basis (there are some legal issues with just doing a company car, and that’s before you include things like insurance liability and the like).  

A LOT of leases are effectively corporate cars - mileage paid -> lease payment.  People want something they know for that.  

I agree that’s the target demographic, in theory, but I also think it includes “And who give a crap about electric cars” - you’re missing that part of that demographic doesn’t care. Now, that’s good (they’ll buy it if it looks good, fits their needs, etc), as per your premise with the electric CUV, but also bad…

But the overlap on that group and those that are heavily interested in EV cars (vs just a car in general) isn’t necessarily all that big - I don’t know how big it is (almost certainly larger than the 2%, mind you, so you’re correct) but it’s not 60% either.  That’s the real question, and I’m not sure anyone has done…

This assumes you have a home where one of those could be installed (not an apartment/etc). 

Because you want it to last more than 30,000 miles? 

63 I get, what was special about the 84 that wasn’t there on the 85? 

Yep, especially in a Miata where dropping it is “reach up, toss backwards”.  I use mine with AC all the time in heart of summer - so I don’t arrive smelling like ass somewhere I need to be.  On the way home?  Drop it and enjoy, once you’re out of the city.  

While I agree with you, I’d point out two slight counter arguments:

Yep.  Tactile systems are pretty damned reliable now, and most outlast touch screens or screens in general.  

Eh.  Lots of us don’t mind sticks in traffic.  I prefer their crawl speeds and one-foot driving over autos a lot of the time.  

Love the Caddy recommendation, but for once, I’m going to be cliche - Buy a Miata, save the rest in case things take longer to repair. Lightly used, new, whatever - they’re great for LA weather, fun to drive, cheap to operate, and cheap to purchase, and the extra cash will be handy.  

Two - the Bronco and Wrangler Rubicon 2 door, and then one I own (Camaro) but would never buy again.  My 65k Camaro has more issues than the same-age BMW I own that has 6x the miles.  

I’m pretty much done buying American as it is. So, no - probably not. Not one of the American car makers makes something I want, excepting the Rubicon 2 door and Bronco. Don’t want trucks or big SUVs, and the few remaining cars (cadillac? Corvette?) either suck/do nothing for me or I have one (Camaro).

Oh.  It’s that much worse.  Go drive one.  It’s really that much worse.  

Contour SVT was underrated, but should have gotten the bigger motor imho.  Also, the interior had...  fall apart issues at times.  

Because touch screen!  Because fancy!  Because we don’t know how car interiors or driving work!  Because the laser eyeballs will do it, you don’t need to drive!  Autopilot! 

It does,they’re just not always great.  Lots aren’t. 

Eh.  Wiper controls are on a stalk still.  And most other things are buttons too.  Unless it’s music or nav. 

Who knew muscle memory actually mattered?  We’ve only been training people on how to do this (with slight variations) for what, 100 years?