It seems likely to me that this will get solved with better battery tech. Solid state lithium-ion batteries seem poised to hit commercial availability sometime

It seems likely to me that this will get solved with better battery tech. Solid state lithium-ion batteries seem poised to hit commercial availability sometime this decade. And there are hundreds of other more battery techs in the research stages. They're obviously not available yet, but it's not so long ago that lithium-ion wasn't either. We can also have things like extra batteries that one can rent and stick in your trunk for longer journeys or times when you don't have time to wait. > It's ok to be far less efficient if convenience to the consumer is increased It's also ok if convenience to the consumer is decreased. Nobody is owned convenience.