Toyota saw it important enough to replace their not-convinced-about-EV CEO. I think that's a pretty significant statement of how important EVs are seen.
Something like 1/3 of the population - some 100 million people and change - in the USA live in high and medium density urban areas according to the last Census. It's closer to 80% if you use urban as the definition, but I'm not particularly fond of how big an area / low a density that covers. So the "stop and go" traffic that you highlight as being a game changer for urban and suburban traffic is an enormous number of people impacted, including me. I'm pushing too close to the range limit of EV motorcycles though; the battery tech needs to get slightly better, or I need to lose a lot more weight. I'm working on #2.
Also business won't do shit until you force them to. Like safe working conditions, or paying people a decent wage.
I was willing to let this thread die without commenting but I just came back from Europe and it makes a hell of a lot of sense there. Saw a ton of these available, including for short term per-minute rental. And honestly, they were great. A ton of the riding there was pretty much the kind of riding that would make Harley riders really unhappy - high maneuverability needed, narrow gaps, short distance, medium speed riding. The 60 mph version is about the same cost as the CT125. So if you had reasonable availability for charging, this becomes a really viable option.
So while walking around London I saw the possibilities of what an EV supporting infrastructure can look like because what's the use of that without infrastructure. When walking along the sidewalk, there'd be a bunch of bollards, and every second one would have a little flip out tab that you could plug a universal charger into. It wouldn't be the fastest charge in the world, but it was the most widely accepted, perfect if you were parking overnight or for the entirety of your work day, and they weren't all constantly in use either.
Behind the Super Soco TS Street Hunter was another vehicle that was great for a lot of people. Those electric bikes were faster than the buses and trains to many locations, not quite as cheap, but still very good. My commute during not-so-great time periods can be as slow as an average speed of only 22 mph, so something like this is a perfectly viable option to me.