It is the fact that burns us that we were being forced down the road of having to buy them, and our tax dollars were being used to subsidize them.
Worst of all, they are being presented primarily as some kind of solution to the non-existent hoax of anthropogenic climate change which was like the Leftists poking their fingers in our collective eyes.
Like many, I decry the subsidies, and feel that EVs should rise or fall on the basis of their merit and who wishes to buy them in a Free Market. But if I am going to be forced to buy a car by government authorities, that is going to make me (and many others) point out the legitimate drawbacks of being forced by government to buy one instead of being able to make a economic decision that is right for me.
That said, I saw this beautiful aftermarket EV Mustang that, even though it had only a 200 mile range, was drop dead gorgeous to look at and would pin your bellybutton to your spine with the torque it could put out. I would buy one if I had plenty of money to burn, just to drive on Sundays. 
In the end, I like Musk. I like Teslas. I hate being forced by government to buy a vehicle I don't want and will resist that by all means available, including pointing out every drawback about the technology that I don't like and disregarding the things I might like such as the torque and acceleration.