It takes 5 minutes to refuel a gas car, and gas stations are ubiquitous. Most EVs take about 30 minutes to gain an appreciable amount of range at a level 3 charger, which are far from common, thus necessitating a long detour. They also often have long lines—you can easily spend at least as much time waiting for a charger to become available as you will actually charging the car.

Let me know when you charge an EV in under 5 minutes.