“70 mile range is fine. Its the recharge time that is stupid silly.”
Think about it...at 70mph...
Ride an hour, stop an hour.
Which means an average speed of 35MPH. A model T could do better.
So the effective speed going from point A to point B become 35 MPH for long distance riding.
"Siri, where is the next charging station?"
"You have 65 miles left. There is a charging station in 20 miles, and one in 75 miles. Which one would you like?"
"Damn!"
Also, if there are 4 charging bays in the station, you know that 4 vehicles will turn right into the station while you are waiting to turn left. 40 minutes becomes 80 minutes.