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If I was going on a trip by myself I'd be gas car all the way for the reason you stated. But my wife likes to stop every 200 miles or so anyway to walk some regardless of if we're in a gas car or EV. With the EV charging in 20 minutes at some charging locations that coincides with her rest stops.

Gas stops for commuting are a different matter. The EV takes no personal time to charge at home. Who cares if it takes hours on the AC charger to fill up if you don't have to babysit it? When you get home you plug it in and ignore it while you go into the house, eat dinner, tell your wife she's beautiful, and do what comes naturally. And right now about half of the power to charge the EV is free from my home solar system (also half the power for the entire house). When my solar upgrade is done then about 85% to 95% of all the power I need for both the house and charging the EV will be free.

The EV and solar on the house provide me a hedge against energy inflation. If energy costs rise at just a reasonable 3% inflation rate from here on, the savings will pay for itself in 10 years. If I need a vehicle for an emergency road trip or to tow a trailer, I still have the gas pickup. Plus the gas pickup is used on the days my wife and I have to run separate errands.

I basically got tired at just fussin' at the Dims and their energy policies. I decided my family would be better off if I made us a little more energy independent. I wish I had a solution for all the indirect ways the Dims' energy policies affect us (higher grocery costs, higher plastics, supply issues, etc.).