Range is an issue for me. I commute by public transport or bike. I only use the car for relatively long weekend trips (3/4 hours, 300+km).
For these trips, stopping halfway for charging makes no sense: I don't want to add another 30m to the trip. At the destination there is generally no charging infrastructure. If there was, that would be the only point I would consider for charging.
Charging infrastructure is still underdeveloped. I see many parking spaces converted to EV charging where the electricity cost is often double of your house utility cost, to the point that almost noone charges in such places if they can avoid. The utter nonsense of the app requirements for every single charging place.
Renting a car here is just a PITA. Go to the rental place, for which I need a car or public transport, waste 30 to 60m to get paperworks signed and car checked. I considered selling my car and just renting to get rid of the maintenance, but it turns out it's cheaper to get a used car like I do if you do at least one of such trips per month.
On top of this, EVs are still too expensive. I never bought new cars in the first place, so I'll be looking at EVs when the used marked starts to fill up with something at the same cost level of used ICE, factoring for the battery degradation.
People mention ICE maintenance, but honestly in my last 2 ICE cars, the engine was never a problem. It's usually everything else that starts breaking too often, requiring too much maintenance.
For these trips, stopping halfway for charging makes no sense: I don't want to add another 30m to the trip. At the destination there is generally no charging infrastructure. If there was, that would be the only point I would consider for charging.
Charging infrastructure is still underdeveloped. I see many parking spaces converted to EV charging where the electricity cost is often double of your house utility cost, to the point that almost noone charges in such places if they can avoid. The utter nonsense of the app requirements for every single charging place.
Renting a car here is just a PITA. Go to the rental place, for which I need a car or public transport, waste 30 to 60m to get paperworks signed and car checked. I considered selling my car and just renting to get rid of the maintenance, but it turns out it's cheaper to get a used car like I do if you do at least one of such trips per month.
On top of this, EVs are still too expensive. I never bought new cars in the first place, so I'll be looking at EVs when the used marked starts to fill up with something at the same cost level of used ICE, factoring for the battery degradation.
People mention ICE maintenance, but honestly in my last 2 ICE cars, the engine was never a problem. It's usually everything else that starts breaking too often, requiring too much maintenance.