Perhaps I should have clarified, but I didn't need to pump gas. I had plenty of range to leave. The point I apparently failed to make was that the range of my I

Perhaps I should have clarified, but I didn't need to pump gas. I had plenty of range to leave. The point I apparently failed to make was that the range of my ICE meant I didn't have to consider or plan for this contingency. In fact I used my car to charge some electronics and still had ample range to get back to civilization a few hours away. If it were an EV then I would have had to find the nearest place to charge that did have power, which isn't trivial. I agree if it's just travel between major population centers then it's not as big of a deal. There just happens to be a ton of travel that isn't between major population centers, and I'm not talking about camping. Simply put an EV is just not as useful today as I wish I were. I'd just like to be able to visit family without getting stranded.