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"Could" isn't the same as "easily".
I find it to be incredibly easy.
For example, in my day to day, I charge primarily at work, because my company allows me 5 hours a day on a 6 kw charger. My battery's about 60 kwh, so I can put in a half battery's worth of power, or about 120 miles of range, for about $3 per session. That's the cost of about 60% of one gallon of gas now, and I go 120 miles off of it.
And even though it's a slow charger, I don't feel any of that time, because I'm just inside working.
If you charge overnight at home, same story. You plug it in when you get home, and it slow charges, but you don't care because you're not waiting on the car, you're living life in your house and sleeping overnight.
To plan longer trips, there are websites you can use where you say, "I'm starting here, I'm going there, this is which car I drive, and these are the brands of charger I want to use," and it will plot the entire route for you with level 3 charging stops the entire way. That's what I mean by "a little planning"... literally 3 to 5 minutes on a website.
I'd find it near impossible to own an EV. I rent and the only chargers in my area are in parking garages, so I'd have to pay for parking and pay for charging and walk home or sit in the car and wait.
Where you live may be relevant context to whether thats realistic for others. Its totally viable where I am too, but that doesnt really say much about anywhere else
You realize a majority of Americans work at places where they can't/won't offer electric car charging, and live in apartments or similar where that's also not an easy option.
Nah, I've been driving an EV since '23 and I can affirm that it's pretty damn easy.