Two issues that are not going away but are swept under the rug by ev cheerleaders: 1. pi$$ poor energy density - a 100kwh ev battery stores as much energy as 3 gallons of gasoline. I use the rule of thirds when I take my boat on a trip. One third out, one third back and one third in reserve. I think that would be a reasonable rule to follow for EVs if you don’t want to get stuck someplace. And 2. Where is the electricity going to come from? The transportation sector of the us economy uses annually about 13 times the total energy output of all of the nuclear plants in the USA. Wind mills and solar is a rainbow and unicorn fart fantasy that only someone lacking the maths skills of a 3rd grader would believe.
What you say is true, but to be fair, it is misleading when used to compare ICE engines to EV systems. One gallon of gas equalls approximately 40 KWh. An 80KWh battery thus does have the energy density of two gallons of gasoline. However, an ICE is a heat engine with a typical energy efficiency of 20% or less. In other words, only 8 KWh of that gallon of gas is reaching the rear wheels; the rest is lost to heat.
Regenerative EV systems approach 90% efficiency, allowong that same 40 KWh of battery capacity to equal the functional equivalent;ent of 4.5 gallons of gasoline.