> I tried traveling with a nissan leaf ev (24kwh) a couple years ago, and it was COMPLETELY impractical A Nissan Leaf, especially the version with the smallest

> I tried traveling with a nissan leaf ev (24kwh) a couple years ago, and it was COMPLETELY impractical A Nissan Leaf, especially the version with the smallest battery, is a commuter car. It's meant to drive you around within your city, never being too far from a charger. It's not meant to travel around with. Your experience isn't a Tesla vs Nissan experience, nor even a Tesla vs non-Tesla experience, nor even a electric vs gas car experience. It's a "travelling long distance in a 100-mile-range vehicle" experience. Nissan, and most other car manufacturers, make cars that have much larger batteries and can go much further. Even most Leaf models can go much further than your 24kwh model. The charging experience is much better when your range is sufficient that you don't have to stop and charge every 90 minutes, and thus have a better diversity of chargers available. One might similarly try to travel in a gas-powered golf cart and complain about how impractical it is.