As someone with two kids, a Model Y or a Mach E are very reasonable vehicles for a family. Both are under $60k.

That's fair. I was basically taking my family's "worst case" scenario (10+ hour drive, 2 kids, 2 dogs, + luggage) and assuming that was typical, when in actuality that's probably as rare a situation as the one I was replying to. We can, just barely, make our current vehicle + roofrack work with 1 kid and 2 dogs when we visit my parents, but since we are planning a second kid, we are looking around for something larger.

For anyone not trying do to both kids + dogs, there are probably a lot more options.