Eh. For me, it depends on where I’m going, trip-wise. Anything short of 100 miles, and
Vegas can be non-stop for me. Peeing is a five-minute stop and no gas is needed in either of our cars. That’s 300 miles and a long uphill climb at Baker. Tesla station there has 68 juice pumps. Someone has listened to consumer demand. Under 200 miles for me.
Last year, went to Blues and Brews in Mammoth. We stopped in Lone Pine for a late breakfast. That was about 190 miles from where we started in The Valley. I suppose we could stop at the only charging station in Lone Pine, looks to be near the Film History Museum, where several Twilight Zone episodes, the desert ones, were filmed. That’s something to do. I mean, charging stations are more for tourists than they are for townsfolk, and Lone Pine depends heavily on tourist dollars. Another 100 miles UP to Mammoth. Could probably make it back DOWN to Lone Pine letting the batteries fill up on that downhill stretch. Or Bishop, since it will take an hour or so to get through the Schat’s bakery line. There are five charging stations in Bishop.
Last summer also went to Phoenix. That is over 400 miles. Six charging stations in Blythe, but that’s 250+ miles away. So, Desert Center, home to two charging stations (count?) about 200 miles away. Need more conservative estimate since highways and air conditioning and hot. Every single one of the eight seems to be in use right now, and doesn’t seem to be anything to do there. Oh, one is near the General Patton Museum. Fun.
As you can see, this requires a lot more planning.
And if we ever decide to get an EV, it won’t be a Tesla, for various reasons. That will result in fewer charging station choices and smaller numbers of juicers at those charging stations. Would look more at Bolt (Chevy, ugh) or as soon as the smaller batteries are available and Toyota finally blinks. Audi’s e-tron station wagon is nice, but no longer sold new. And only 200-mile range. Lexus RZ, 260 miles in the single-motor. Volvo looks like a good option, though that C40 needs to be dropped a good three inches.
Just looked through this for info and pics:
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g32463239/new-ev-models-us/
Big thing I want is a trunk and no frunk. Put some of the battery weight up front.