...We were constantly thinking...
Should’ve done that before buying an EV
True that. In this case the EV was rented. And even if you buy an EV you need to stop and think before going on long trips. I just used plugshare.com to casually map a trip in 5 minutes from Detroit, MI to Tampa, FL (since the article says the trip was from MI to FL). All of the charging stations are at least 120kW, which will charge the EV6 to 80% within 15-20 minutes. It's when you top it off past 80% to 100% that always adds a lot to the time (because the EV demands the charging rate slow to max 50kW to protect the battery). And since the farthest distance between charging stations was 144 miles, the EV6 they drove can easily do that with 80% even driving 75 to 80mph.
If I was making the trip for real I'd spend more time (maybe 15 minutes) looking at the various charging stations and looking at reviews (i.e. good lighting for nighttime charging, got the full charge rate, etc.). Plus the hotels along the way I plan to stop at might be ones with chargers. Save that in the plugshare app and you have your route planned along with charging stops. If you try to do all of that on the fly after you start the trip you'll spend more time focusing on range and such instead of enjoying the trip.
It's very analogous to the days before GPS when we'd get out maps to plan our trip in the days before leaving to a destination we'd never driven to before.
And even if you have an EV (which I do), have an ICE car too for the times an EV won't cut it. I'm married -- my wife and I need 2 cars anyway -- when it was time to replace one of our old used ICE cars we replaced it with an EV. The end result is we now have the best of both worlds. Most of the times we ride together it's in the EV car to save on gas, and also because it's the new car so it's more enjoyable anyway. Sometimes we drive the ICE pickup either because our trip involves pickup chores or because the trip goes through a long stretch without charging stations. This hasn't happened yet since we got the EV, but if I drive on a long trip without my wife I might take the ICE pickup even if there are plenty of chargers. My wife's the one who likes to stop every 200 miles or so to stretch her legs anyway. So stopping to charge the EV for 10-15 minutes is conducive to her driving habits. I'd rather go 300 to 400 miles before stopping, so the EV isn't good for me if I'm driving alone.