> You’ll probably want to use the bathroom/buy a drink anyway, so charging taking four-ish times as long as pumping isn’t really a big deal.
That doesn't take nearly as long as charging, nor do I need to do it as frequently as I would need to charge. And even if it did, the places where you can do that, and the places with chargers, aren't the same.
Maybe the US will get there in a decade (or two at current rates), but for now a PHEV seems like the best of both worlds.
For the routes I take on road trips, this is already the way. Lots of nice rest stops with lots of EV charging. Some restaurants, clean bathrooms, convenience stores to buy whatever snacks, etc.
I stop, go to the bathroom, grab a beverage, and by the time I'm back to the car I've got more than enough charge to hit the next stop. Coupled with Blue Cruise and road trips have never been so smooth and easy.
And I'm in Texas, a place you wouldn't expect to be some EV mecca.
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