No one will be excited about their new electric car when they figure out what happens when they forget to plug the piece of junk in overnight. Plug-in hybrids make more sense, as they can still make use of the convenience of gasoline, while possibly saving on fuel costs (assuming that the increased purchase price can be recouped).
“when they forget to plug the piece of junk in overnight.”
I don’t see how this will affect excitement for electric cars, as the idiots who will forget to plug in overnight will be the same idiots who forget to fill their gas tanks now.