My sister and brother in law had a Chevy pickup and an Acura. The Acura had the best MPG and was employed for trips from San Diego to Truckee. The Acura was traded in for a Tesla. My sister enjoys driving the Tesla, but it isn't suitable for the Truckee trip. The high gas prices in San Diego were the primary motivation. I paid $6.78/gallon for gas in San Diego when visiting for my 50th high reunion. Yesterday, most gasoline prices in my part of Idaho are in the $2.60/gallon range. The drive from Pocatello to Idaho Falls featured temperatures in range of +1F to +7F. Overnight we had -13F in Pocatello. Returning to the point, the fuel price as a motivation was tunnel vision around San Diego fuel prices. The bigger problem is the means to visit Truckee to see the grandkids has been FUBAR'ed.
I suspect that is a factor in the Chicago charging meltdown report. Although Chicago gas prices didn't reach California levels of stupid, it was enough to convince the uninformed to buy or lease EVs as a full time replacement for their primary car.