It's not even the cost, it's never having to divert from my commute to put fuel in the car because I've been putting it off for a week and now it's both critical and more inconvenient than ever.

At the start, then they stop looking at the signs unless the gas prices have been in the news recently.

I see the lineups at fuel stations in Russia and think about how happy I am to have solar panels and an EV.

Until a road trip where they wish chargers were as obvious as gas stations. Enough exist to make the trip, but are not as common and are not on the beaten path so you need an app to find them.

When I make a road trip I'm often traveling on roads I've already looked up and I don't wasn't that voice yelling at me so I'm not using a GPS most of the time. We still use the gas car for road trips, but I often play the game "it had been 150 miles where is the nearest charger without using an app" I typically don't find it the next 50. An app would find one in sure but that isn't something I should need.

For short trips my EV passes them all and like you say I'm glad I'm not paying those prices. Until I pull into a charger because it is there and discover they have weird pricing systems. yesterday has would have been cheaper because I didn't know I would have to move so fast and so I paid a minimum charge more half hour worth of charge was worth. (The group tour said meet here I thought it was to unload not drive into normally of limits areas.)

BC Hydro chargers are like Crown Corporation Petro Canada pumps but better.

Around me avast majority of the chargers are at Sheetz. So you go from getting gas at Sheetz. To charging your car there. Same business and location.

I take a 6 hour trip twice a month with my EV. It really isn't bad because I know where to stop. But the first few times was stressful just because there isn't the abundance of chargers.

But also there were two times I've had to wait for a charger and that really sucka.

I will say, for me, charging speeds are fast enough. Make everything 150+ kw and more of them at each location, and I think thats good enough for 90% of road trips.

Plugin hybrid is great for road trips. Ev only standard days and had for road trips

That said the latest Gen with 80% charging in like 10 minutes is crazy good. Once there are more chargers like that sounds it will make ev only just as quick as gas fill up

They just become convenience stores, which is all they are anyway.

We'd need far fewer of them. Many will transition to also providing charging stations, then, as these can be placed pretty much everywhere without any complicated infrastructure (huge underground gas reservoirs), parking buildings will provide charging services.

99.999% of commuters can do so with a single over night charge. Many will be able to charge their cars at home.

That's got nothing with it being an EV though. Buy a gas GM and you still get no car play.

ICE cars can and will strand you with mechanical issues just the same.

I am sorry for you but the 12V battery failing in EVs with a huge high voltage battery slotted just next to it is pretty funny. I know it is relatively common and there are reasons, but c’mon 😆