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(250 Mile Range @ $35K) BYD e6

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This WAS the goal of a company a little while back, i'm not sure what they were thinking, could have they really had that much range for so little cost and do it without a gigafactory? Heres the wikipidea article about them if you are interested:

BYD e6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The car ended up selling for $52k for 127 miles range with a 60kWh battery.
2014 BYD e6
2012 BYD e6

The newer 2016 version with 82kWh battery costs about $40k after incentives and $60k before incentives in China.
2016 BYD e6 To Get Increased Range

The energy density of their pack isn't that good. 600kg (1323lbs) for the 60kWh and 700kg (1543 lbs) for the 82kWh.