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Access to a plug is a key issue for a lot of people. No other way around that than infrastructure improvements, or long extension cords. That cuts a lot of people out of the EV picture.
The Volt, if it ever gets built (and other plug-in hybrids), removes the issue of "what do I do when I want to go road-tripping on the weekend?" Plug-in and drive electrically for short commutes, and the ICE comes on automatically on the longer trips when you exceed the plug-in pack capacity.
I think pure EV's are most likely to be adopted as second or 3rd cars in multi-car households. Unless of course the price of advanced chemistry batteries comes down.
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