> practical, affordable, long-range cars

I've been driving only EVs or PHEVs with big batteries for last 5 years. EVs are practical for my specific use cases. But it's a lie to say that we have EVs that practical, affordable, and long-range.

They're practical for people with garages. Affordable, only if you don't cross shop them same price point for hybrids, and don't compare what you get for the money. And none of them is long-range - ok range, at best. And not a single car comes close to being both affordable and long-range.

Emphasis on the "don't compare what you get for the money". The Tesla Model3 is nice, but once you get close to $50k here in the US you're up against much much nicer vehicles to spend a few hours in.

I bought a car 2 years back and test drove the Model3 as one of the contenders. The two things that led me to skip an electric car this go around was the poor dealership support that I had a couple of owners warn me about and the fact that the Model3 interior is pretty awful compared to what you get in most entry level Japanese and German 'luxury' cars. I'm a car guy, I can't justify spending that kind of money on something I don't absolutely love.

I'm excited to revisit the decision a couple of years down the line.

Unless you look at Japanese or German cars I think you'll be disappointed. It's not that Tesla has poorer interior than other American cars. In general they all have plastic-y, toy-like interior. Even cars more expensive than Tesla have this problem. And then there's the interior design. Cars half the price have much higher interior quality in German and Japanese cars (and Korean and French and Chinese and...). It has always been like this for some rreason. Have you seen a Mustangs interior? Yikes!

> practical, affordable, long-range cars

We don't have this in EV yet, or is it your perception that we do?

We do not. Most cheaper EVs are ~200 miles of EPA estimated range which here in the US limits the use of the vehicle significantly. You also have to account for the fact that EPA estimates tend to be fairly optimistic for the way some people drive.

A Model3 AWD (non LR) will struggle to hit 200 miles of range at 75+ MPH with the heat running and temperatures near freezing. For anyone in New England cold weather and prevailing highway speeds of 75+ are fairly standard.