That car sounds like a hybrid. If I can get a hybrid that can go 35 miles, DECENTLY, on just EV mode, I would love it. Now, a pure electric car just uses electric. A lot of the cars now says they can go 100 miles on one charge but in reality, it is more like 50 miles per charge. The charge time on those cars is around 6-9 hours. Yeah, nowhere near practical for the regular consumer. For example, I work as a courier and my possible daily travel can easily breaks 100 miles. Even everyday folks can break the 100 miles mark. Gov't folks on the other hand might be able to use it for their local, business travels.
FYI, I mainly driver a Prius. Not a bad car at all. Expensive car? Yeah but my family and I worked out a way to pay for it and besides, the mileage helps out in being a courier so its a fine purchase. Just one thing, the actual engine by itself is one inefficient piece of work, MPG wise. That is the feeling I get after having it for two months and putting in 10k miles on it...