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Your analysis makes some good points about the net difference in fill-up vs. charge time. However, I live in Colorado, and for those of use who live in the western two-thirds of the country (excluding California) long trips are the norm. Except when running errands around town, there are no short trips in the West. Denver, where I live, is the largest city (and only major city) within a 600 mile radius. I don’t think those living in congested areas like the Eastern corridor can imagine such a thing.

What do you think about my point regarding EV “gas stations” having to be massive to simultaneously accommodate all of the vehicles sitting there to charge for an extended time? In all of the debates over EV practicality, I’ve never seen anyone mention that obvious problem. Not so much a problem in the city, but a major problem on the interstate in the middle of Kansas, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, etc.

Your point about massive EV stations is valid. As is all the accommodations that go with them (i.e. restaurants or grocery shopping within walking distance for everybody while they wait). I guess it'd spring up a valet type service.

Living in an Alabama suburb 10 miles from town I can't relate to the massive drives to a decent town like driving through South Park, CO: miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles. I just don't see putting everybody into EV's in a place like that.

Actually, I don't see forcing everybody to do anything being good. Nothing the gubment does as a one-size-fits-all is good. The only true one-size-fits-all is Jesus.