The only practical way to to do it is to pair an EV vehicle with a gas or hybrid vehicle. Use the EV for short runs around town where you can get back home to recharge. When you have to actually go anywhere, or haul anything large, or haven’t been able to charge your EV, you use your conventional car.
That’s best case. Gas powered cars can’t go away without some pretty big innovations.
Yep that’s what it comes down to. You have an EV to virtue signal, but you also have a REAL CAR hidden away in the shed, to use for trips where you either need a reliable vehicle or long distances.
The problem is that the above group of people is quite small, so hence the need for government to remove any choice when it comes down to what types of vehicles are offered.
The battery technology seems to keep changing. These batteries shouldn’t have a “memory” like earlier ones, where repeated partial discharge could result in permanent reduction in charge capacity. But, what about a lifetime reduction through number of charge/discharge cycles?
If you only get so many cycles from a battery and you’re using them the way you describe, you won’t be happy with the mileage you get from them.