If all I ever drove was a quarter mile on a drag strip Tesla would be OK, but oddly enough I was in Palm Beach - though not at the drag strip - a couple of weeks ago and I drove there 620 miles one way in 9 hours and drove back in 9.25 hours I stopped for gas once each way taking less than 5 min to fill the tank each time plus I had the air conditioning on and had a full cargo load of various stuff plus 4 (total) people in the vehicle. I haven’t raced at a drag strip since 1966, but I make quite a few long distance trips each year. You can keep your EVs. I have no use for them. BTW you know if someone ever manages to make a battery with 1/2 the energy density of diesel fuel ( never happen, but you’re into fantasizing) the battery would be the equivalent of a mixture of diesel and ammonium nitrate.
Yeah, good for you driving 9 hours non-stop. I don’t. It’s not safe. I take a break (driving my ICE) every 2-3 hours. Bathroom, food or coffee, stretch legs. Also, I have a pretty bad back, after 2-3 hours i MUST unfold it.
So, Yes, it’s a generational thing. My parents would drive non-stop from/to even if they had to get up at 4 AM and arrive at 10. Not a fan. I think they were trying to avoid the expense of eating out/hotels, etc. We always packed a lunch. Did not make for a fun vacation trip, I can tell you.
I live in Dallas, and about 2 hours east is a supercharger co-located at an upscale bakery (Collin Street Bakery). I would stop there and charge (and given starting with a full battery in Dallas), it would take 10 minutes to top off. So that’s about the time it takes for bathroom/order coffee, etc.
The app built into *most* EVs will plan your trip. So far, the only two EVs that have a good travel experience are Tesla and Ford (almost). I don’t like the pregnant Taurus renamed Mustang EV FORD did though. Damn it, don’t pollute the Mustang GT brand. (I own a GT).