with the large number of those “4 in 10”,who think it’s ok to wait an hour or two to charge an ev, moving to Florida...their first direct hit Hurricane may be just what it takes to convince them. “Range” means nothing when the battery dies in the miles long traffic jams...unless one loves the heat and leaves the ac off. then, of course, the lines at any charge station will be astronomically long. as a native Floridian and resident, a better idea is Don’t come here in the first place! just my 2.
“Florida...their first direct hit Hurricane”
Florida houses for the past 30 years have been designed and built to handle worst-case hurricanes.
Older houses are being retrofitted with truss straps.
Some houses like mine built in 1978 have their trusses (and truss plates) connected by spikes to straps embedding in wall concrete. I will add the code-specified truss straps when I reroof my house.
People who live in a flood zone will generally be wise to flee even if their house is built or retrofitted to an updated code.
When fleeing don’t wait until the battery is low. Pick a ready-to-use charging place before the battery gets low. Charge in say metro Orlando and don’t wait to get to Ocala where chargers might not be available.
In flood areas hurricane force winds can turn debris into battering rams. Because of Katrina much of the Mississippi coast was obliterated to about 1000 feet inland.