On a business trip where timing is tight anyway, the last thing I would have wanted would have been to have to grouse around for an EV charging station.
yeah, a business trip in a rental EV would be the ultimate in range anxiety ...
Exactly right. You’re dashing back to the airport with no time to spare. You stop at a gasoline pump and top off in a couple of minutes, then zoom to the rental return. Drop the keys off and jump onto the bus, watching your watch (or phone clock) all the time.
EVs just do not fit into that picture. Instead of a $10 top-off of the battery, Hertz will charge you $75.