People who are spending new car money are not going to settle for a product that requires planning and effort to be used outside of one's daily routine.
This is also why 3-row SUVs and half ton crew cab trucks have proliferated as much as they have.
> People who are spending new car money are not going to settle for a product that requires planning and effort to be used outside of one's daily routine.
Maybe YOU won't, but others will.
I paid $60K for my Model 3 Performance. Yes, I chose to plan out my charging stops when I take my annual 1300 mile road trip from Portland to Santa Clara, or my recent 2,400 mile road trip from Portland to San Diego.
But I CHOSE to plan them. You don't HAVE to. The car's built-in nav will easy plan charging stops for you. I just choose to plan them out ahead of time (Using ABetterRoutePlanner.com) to min-max my charging time. IE, I can tell ABRP "This will be a stop where I expect to spend at least 30 minutes", and it will adjust the rest of the charging plan accordingly. Or I can tell it to stop at specific chargers that might have a specific place I want to eat, or whatever, but my usual workflow is to set all my destinations (actual destinations, not including chargers), hit Plan Drive, and then make some minor adjustments to the charging plan.
I suppose in some way, I'm sort of proving your point. But it's not nearly the chore you make it out to be. In fact, I actually enjoy the planning. Of course, one person's joy is another's drudgery.
I have found that people who are considering buying a new car and immediately rule out EV's mostly do so out of confusion and misunderstanding.
My father for instance wouldn't get one because he will drive to the beach a couple times each summer, and does not want to have to deal with waiting while charging. However, he is also the type who stops for rests while driving. But he, being old and stubborn, didn't want to hear it.
This is also why 3-row SUVs and half ton crew cab trucks have proliferated as much as they have.