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Range anxiety is overblown anyway for most drivers. I have a 220 mile range Nissan Leaf and have only experienced range anxiety once.

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I totally agree, but it does only apply to drivers who have chargers at home. If you're parking on the street or in an apartment garage without enough chargers, things are different. That's less range anxiety and more range PITA though.

I know a couple of people who make it work without at-home charging. So I don't think it's as big of a deal as people make it out to be. Most grocery stores have chargers, as do a lot of office complexes, hotels, fitness centers, etc.

There's 70 public chargers within a 10 minute drive of my house. I think that outnumbers gas stations, but they are hard to count on google maps. So people who are living in high density areas probably have a lot of charging options near by.

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