EV’s are useful for “around town” trips. Basically the wife gets the EV so she can get to the grocery store, the beauty parlor and the local mall. She can plug it in when she gets home so it’s fully charged for the morning, or the husband can plug it in once he gets home in his SUV and unplug it for her in the morning and store the cable in a safe place.
EVs have vastly different capabilities, just like regular cars. Comparing a Leaf to a Tesla is like comparing a Chevette to a Ferrari.