There is probably something I'm not understanding correctly, but the way I see it, based on my ICE travels, is that I would not want to get to a charger with less than 20% charge. That's because there is always a chance it will be unavailable, subject to a power blackout, whatever. I always fill up my ICE car by the time I reach 20% of a tank, so I think that's a good rule of thumb.
Due to the charging speed and battery capacity, everyone seems to say that you would only charge to about 80% on a road trip, so going from 20% to 80% means that I would only have 60% of the advertised range. An EV with a 300 mile range would in reality only have 180 miles between charging stops, which is far less than my ICE car range. On top of that, each stop would take far longer than a gasoline fill.
For someone like me who takes a number of road trips each year, it seems like an EV used for a 600 mile travel day would take up to two hours longer than with an ICE. Not a very attractive prospect.
Due to the charging speed and battery capacity, everyone seems to say that you would only charge to about 80% on a road trip, so going from 20% to 80% means that I would only have 60% of the advertised range. An EV with a 300 mile range would in reality only have 180 miles between charging stops, which is far less than my ICE car range. On top of that, each stop would take far longer than a gasoline fill.
For someone like me who takes a number of road trips each year, it seems like an EV used for a 600 mile travel day would take up to two hours longer than with an ICE. Not a very attractive prospect.