What's the difference between a golf ball and a Nissan Leaf?

A golf ball can be driven 300 yards. 

​Most people just plug in when they get home from work for a full 'tank' in the morning. At £3 to charge from home that's 100 miles for £3. compare that to around £11 if you have a car that can do around 50 mpg and the savings soon add up. What's nice about an electric car is getting into it on a freezing morning and the car is de-iced and warm as you can preheat it before you set off. Its fun too just point and stamp on the accelerator for instant go. I have a Leaf and don't wish to swap back to an ice car, yes I would like more range but my commute is small and 99.9% of the time range is not an issue. If I need more range I can fast charge or pinch the wife's civic. When I change it will either be for a longer range EV or the i3 as that quick and it is tempting.

Electric cars are not for the near future until the UK gets its electricity generation up to scratch, we have just enough electricity to cover demand, if just 5% of the cars on UK roads were replaced with electric vehicles that need charging, then the UK's electricity supply would be screwed.

At the moment it's not for people who can't park right outside their houses.
Do they have plans to knock all these houses down and supply everyone with new houses then.
Millions of houses have no direct parking outside. Even terraced housing with only pavement between front door and car isn't viable and this will only get worse as space becomes more limited.
It makes me laugh that the marketing of electric cars is pushed as being cheap to charge, cheap to run, cheap ved but the reality is that they are still cars for the wealthy.
It's like having a food bank for homeless people based on an island that you need your own helicopter to get to.

£6 quid at services for a hundred miles doesn't sound much good considering the draw is supposed to be cheap miles!
Nor does sitting at your local Nissan for an eternity waiting for some charge whilst supposedly feeling great that it's free.

What's the difference between a golf ball and a Nissan Leaf?

A golf ball can be driven 300 yards. 

As an aside, these vehicles also exclude people who cannot guarantee to get it close to their house for charging (i.e. shared parking).

​Exactly, this is a positive. The worst you'll have to pay is £6 on the occasion you travel a long way.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants £21.50 to drive through London if you have a "dirty diesel". This is congestion charge free (£10 registration per year). VED is free. These are perfect city cars or as a second car.
The "eternity" at a fast charge point on the motorway or at the dealers is 20-30 mins for an 80% charge just time for a coffee or nippingvto the asda that's next to the dealers locally. If you buy domestic electricity from ecotricity motorway top ups are free (and you get the £6 refunded at IKEA at their points). The economics of owning an electric car are changing.

Tried one of these on the Nissan 4 day trial. Was really impressed, no problem obtaining a charge. Did about 600 miles. If u use a car for local trips, short commutes, it is brilliant. But I won't be buying until the real range is up to the 200 mile mark. Would jump at one then, at the right price.
https://testdrive.nissan.co.uk/booking/leaf

​a charging point vs a standard plug I assume is there really much benefit at home as I assume it's just a differnce in charging time.

Electric cars are not for the near future until the UK gets its electricity generation up to scratch, we have just enough electricity to cover demand, if just 5% of the cars on UK roads were replaced with electric vehicles that need charging, then the UK's electricity supply would be screwed.