All valid points you make.
That day where a 300 mile range is normal for an EV is coming very very soon. Probably less than 3 years.
The new charging stations coming out will offer 125-150kW that can top off a battery in probably 15-20 minutes (assuming you are close to 0% battery).
Electrify America, ChargePoint, EVgo are just a few of those starting to put those out.
The Electric Car Concept is not going away.
We will see...
I am not anti electric vehicles, but I don’t see them being pragmatic, practical and the main vehicle of choice in the next few decades at least.
Even if and when they solve the charging problem, you still have to deal with the simple fact you are talking TRILLIONS of dollars and decades of time invested in the electrical system infrastructure to be able to handle charging all those vehicles.
I am no greenie.. I could care less what mode of power drives my car, but if you think I am going to purchase a vehicle that isn’t providing the same function as my existing vehicle you are fooling yourself.
The wealthy who have a second or third care will deal with the limitations of an electric as their secondary vehicle.. MOST people, are not going to buy something that provides them an 80% solution for their needs.
Yes battery tech is getting better, but as an engineer myself, I see a whole lot of rose colored glasses people who think that we will all be driving electric vehicles in a short time frame.
I never said electric cars are going away.... But the belief that they are “just around the corner of being the mainstream” is IMHO comical.