Why do you have to drive somewhere to ride a bike? I hop on mine and ride right out into my neighborhood. And what does this have to do with exercise? I go to kickboxing class twice a week and the gym for weights a couple times... If I wanted to go mountain biking, there are plenty of trails in range of even my smart car.
Also, the Focus has back seats, which was the car that's "useless", so I'm not sure why you'd disqualify that, I'm just saying there are lots of people without kids.
Also, you said NEGATIVE 20 DEGREES. 32 is not negative 20. Also, who said I live within a 20 mile box? I said a 70 mile round trip most days (and here, there are a dozen cities, millions of people, and 10,000 restaurants in that space), 100s of mountain biking trails, hiking, the ocean, beaches, redwoods... Plus, I'm talking about multiple car households, that have the second car capable of all of this. These people don't need an extra 300 miles of range for Monday through Friday. They have consistent, predictable jobs. I usually stay within that 35 mile radius because there's so much to do here within that space, more than I'd ever see in my life. If I wanted to go 70 mile radius, I could charge an eV at the halfway point. Or I could take the other car...
Many people live in similar places, that don't require 300 mile road trips to find something cool. That doesn't make the second car in their household useless. The chances of me and my S/O both needing to go opposite directions, apart, and 70+ miles each is almost zero here. My comments were about two+ car households.