As somebody who has owned 3 different EVs (LEAF, Model X, and now I-PACE), I find this article a bit hyperbolic. Okay, it's a rather poorly-researched fluff pie

As somebody who has owned 3 different EVs (LEAF, Model X, and now I-PACE), I find this article a bit hyperbolic. Okay, it's a rather poorly-researched fluff piece that wouldn't pass muster in any of the subreddits I frequent. I'd expect something with more substance here at HN. That said, I no longer drive an EV when I do road trips over 150 miles. I replaced one of my EVs with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), so my household has one BEV and one PHEV. The reason for having plug-in capability in both cars is because the "full tank every morning" part is amazing. The reason for having gas capability in one car is because the convenience of using gasoline on longer road trips is amazing. With a PHEV, you don't have to compromise in either case (around-town or road trip). Individual situations can be highly varying, and so for some people all-BEV can work. In my family's case, we have one 150-mile trip that we do about 8 times a year where we can charge at the destination. The BEV can make that trip direct in pretty much any weather conditions without a problem. There's another trip we do to see family in another state that's 230 miles away, and we can't charge at their house. Can't do that one comfortably in the BEV, so we usually just take the PHEV for that one. However with the BEV it's possible to do the 230-mile trip since there are Electrify America (EA) rapid charging stations both along the way and at the destination. Along the 150-mile trip there are in fact four EA locations, so if something weird or unexpected happens with the distance driven or the destination charging, there's no problem getting a quick charge at one of those stations. In any case it's been working out to just an extra 30 minutes of charging maybe 2 or 3 times a year, during which we can grab a bite to eat or get some shopping done. Really no big deal at all. All that said, I would never attempt to drive a Tesla on a trip where I'd need to rapid charge frequently during times like spring break, the 4th of July, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. You're beholden to a single proprietary rapid charging infrastructure, and that's very likely to suffer "hot spots" that are difficult to predict and that can ruin your day. The unpredictability, I would imagine, is due to Tesla being a victim of its own success. Having more cars on the road means that there ends up being more "tail-end" situations in the population.