As far as range goes, I think what will help electric cars replace gasoline/diesel cars will be a network of chargers, where almost all parking includes a charger. Going out to eat? The restaurant parking will have a charger at every parking space. Same with supermarkets, or parking at your place of work. Your car will hook up when you park it in the garage. People will stop thinking about range, as the car takes care of making sure it’s topped off.
Of course, we are far from that, and that’s why we think of charging. It’s still too scarce, never mind more time consuming. If the car would always recharge whenever it’s parked, then waiting for a recharge would be something no one thinks about. But for now, we have to do the extra step of plugging the car in ourselves, and that makes it a chore.
