Yes, I see that you don't mind planning around fuel stops on a long trip. Nothing wrong with that. As for me and DW, we want to eat when we are hungry, etc without a lot of pre-planning. We want to eat where we choose (not just a place near a charger), and I would not want to arrive at an unfamilar town with 20 miles of range in the tank and another hour (plus) of charging somewhere before we could set out with a full "tank" the next day. 500 miles is a normal day of traveling for us, and stops are short. Fueling spots for IC cars are so ubiquitous and refueling is so rapid and infrequent that I would not voluntarily give it up for this total EV experience.Points:
a) What I mean by that is often people (more so for older ones?) want to take breaks for the bathroom or stretch their legs or get a snack/drink. This is often 10-15-20 minutes anyway in my experience.
b) Typically when you leave you are charging up with a full or nearly full battery because you have just charged overnight.
c) Another point that I mentioned above that may have been missed that if you are stopping for lunch (or dinner) that you simply charge up longer and your next stop then is shorter.
Check out this trip 311 mile trip which I've done a few times (starting town not actual but in vicinity). We would stop in Indianapolis for lunch and even tho we only had to stop for 23 minutes we would eat longer than that and not be in a rush.
https://abetterrouteplanner.com/
I'm glad EV drivers have this option. Only when I'm asked to pay for it is it an issue with me.
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