I really like the fact that homeowners can charge at home. That single issue is flat-out glorious! Not to mention the EPIC performance of a well designed EV, for guys like me who are HP junkies!!!!
But I disagree that EV's don't have to match conventional vehicles. They absolutely do. My job requires massive travel, and driving as much as 10,000 miles per month. The interstates are chock-a-block full of long haul travelers. And no, renting is not a viable option. $1000 per week is now a normal rental cost, with $750-$1500 drop off fees, YIKES!! Along with very poor vehicle availability.
I drove a Jeep Compass to Sav from PBI last week, with a Model 3 tagging along. We both traveled at my normal rate of speed, north of 80mph. He was off and charging by Vero Beach (about 1/3d the way) . I made it non stop. We can sugar coat this all we want, but until range and charging times improve markedly, EV's will not gain full acceptance.
Consider the base model, $60,000 F150 lightning with it's 70-100 miles of boat/RV towing range. Even a trip from Jupiter, FL to Key West would be an exercise in utter frustration. 5 hours, 250 miles, well within normal pickup towing range. I predict boat/RV owners will choose more conventional vehicles. Nobody in their right mind is going to spend 4+ hours charging each way for that trip.
It should be self evident that bigger batteries take longer to charge. Even with the eventual implementation of 350KW chargers, we are still looking at very long charge times for these larger 140Kwh batteries. Remember, they taper the rate as the batteries "fill up"