It's natural to focus on the 2% of the time an EV isn't ideal, because people tend to buy stuff that fit their fringe needs. They forget the car they own can't do everything either.
Own a sedan and need to haul furniture? Own a truck and need to cart the extended family when they fly into town? Own a coupe and need to install a rear-facing car seat? Own a 2WD and gotta drive through a foot of snow? Low on gas and running late to work? None of these is ideal.
We bought an SUV and needed the AWD trim instead of RWD. Why? Because one week a year we go to the beach and drive off-road. Our AWD requirement was literally for less than 2% of the year. We could easily rent a Jeep for that one week, yet we shelled out thousands upfront so we didn't have to.
My little EV does 98% of what I need it to. My wife's SUV does the rest. Road trips in the EV did take more planning initially, especially in cold weather. But at Christmas, our SUV is so full of shit anyway that there's no chance we could take the EV.
For me, I actually love road trips in the EV. It's forced me to change my perspective from "spend as little time as possible on the road" to "fuck it, relax, enjoy the drive." The change in mindset has minimized the emphasis on planning ahead. Not everyone can comprehend that, and that's fine.
If I totaled it tomorrow, would I consider replacing my EV with a gas car? Hell yeah, I would. That full size Bronco is fucking dope. But I love the EV too. Maybe I'd buy both.
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