For example, the chip reader pins on the EVgo’s are corroded around here, so you need to wiggle the credit card in the reader and hope it manages to handshake with the embedded smart card. (If it is a Visa or Master Card.) If AMEX or Discover, they require you to swipe the mag strip, which would be useful if the mag strip reader didn’t spuriously decline payment.
There is also an rfid reader labeled “present phone”, but it doesn’t work with apple pay, the EVgo app (android or ios) or the rfid tags in any of my credit cards.
It sounds like you've had a lot of issues with charging your i3.
Having one working charger at a highway-adjacent station could mean literally hours of waiting on a busy day, especially if you're waiting for a 50kW vehicle. Even if you get lucky most of the time, just the possibility of a multi-hour wait time would make most drives impractical.
A single stall being out can mean someone waiting 15+ minutes, but some stations are so busy that it could easily lead to a line of cars.
Additionally since level 3 chargers are pivotal to road trips, people aren't casually stopping by them 'to top up', they usually are down to <50 miles of range when they stop, meaning continuing on may actually be impossible depending location of next charging station.
Sure that's anecdotal, but I read a few (more than 1 each) reviews on the Harley Davidson Livewire, Ford Mach-E, and Ford f150 lightning. All had charging issues during their review.
After owning a EV for years, my only range anxiety is caused by having to use non-Tesla chargers.