To be fair, the charging stations along any interstate highway are plentiful, but require exiting and driving a mile or so to arrive at.

I can't answer that bc I only and always charge my Tesla in my garage. We take the ICE car if we have to drive more than 50 miles.

Can't speak for others, but I would not, and if that's the case, it's a huge problem.

You are a classic example of the "short distance driver" that is being discussed...

Nothing wrong with that. EVs can be a great alternative for someone with your needs.

But... It's also telling that when you need to take any sort of a trip, the EV stays home...

Until an EV can go longer distances and charge as quickly as I can fuel up my car see no advantage to getting one. Especially at 3x the cost of my Camry.

I think the best idea is a hybrid.

The 2 go hand-in-hand - units made and cost per unit. It is that way with any "RUN" of ANYTHING made on a factory line. EVs have better acceleration and braking due to the battery weight being placed lower than the center of gravity of an IC engine vehicle. EVs have fewer parts than IC engine vehicles and, therefore will be more reliable and easier to maintain. Also, no oil to change and NO TRIPS to the gas station for local travel.
........With so many advantages, even Americans will SOON make a big push for EVs. When that happens the price of EVs drop below corresponding IC engine vehicles BECAUSE many, many unit will be purchased. Also in 2024 many more charging stations will be built.
......And, I believe that in 2024 Renault will have a compact EV automobile selling for $29,000 dollars. That sounds like a "game changer" to me. And China is making a lot of RAPID progress in EVs. The US NEEDS EV technology to keep up with China. There is BIG sales potential in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, India, Russia, Europe, and everywhere.

Agree about the rising problem of Chinese EVs. We and Europe can put tariffs on their cars. But, there is still Australia, New Zealand, India, AFRICA, and South America where we don't have much influence. So that is why the US needs to QUICKLY DOMINATE EV technology. Right now European new car hybrid electric sales are 25%. EU new car all-electric EVs are 15%. In the US only 6% of new car sales are all-electric.
......It makes sense that the EU has greater EV sales than the US because the cost of gasoline is MUCH higher in the EU. The US needs to FIGHT THAT and NOT become complacent and lose our factory and technology edge in EVs. The US government should do everything in its power to bring new EV sales up to about 30%. That would help our environment (like the Florida fishing industry - due to CO2 destroying coral reefs) and the world's environment. It would go a long way toward REVERSING the HEAT experienced here in the US and in the world.
.........So far this summer, worldwide it is the HOTTEST on record.

Yes, music to MY ears - I have been saying that for about 1 year.

Talk is cheap... Walking the walk isn't...

As an uncle used to say, do as I say not as I do. So easy to just tell others what to do.

Article on cheap Chinese EVs
 

These are cheaper than golf carts!!!

Cheap Chinese Electric Cars About to Upend the US Vehicle Market

That is such an exaggeration that it is humorous.

Yes, I can agree to that.

Well written!

In 1900 they said that the IC automobile was BAD because it scared the horses. A lot of the EV naysayers sound the same to me.

Electrical motors move in a circle. IC motors go up and down causing a lot of friction and wasted energy. And the water pump and the oil pump and the radiator. All NOT needed in an electrical motor. Electrical motors have more torque almost instantaneously. Best of all the electrical generating plant that supplies a hundred EVs is stationary so it is easier to control pollution. And there are CLEAN energy electrical sources. We can lower our CO2 production which will prevent people from killing themselves with pollution causing Global Warming.