It seems you are stuck in a go till empty mentality. You don't drive an electric car until the battery is empty and then recharge. You plug it in at home and wake up to the battery charged to the same level every day. You'll actually save time not spent at a gas station in everyday use.
If you combine a decent range (400+ miles) with a fast recharge time, say, an hour or less, then you've got a real winner.
Most people don't have powered garages. And most of the world doesn't have power points on street parking or in apartment/work parking lots. So this "I will just refuel every day" concept really falls apart if you're trying to scale out your product.
Tesla desperately needs to get from this early adopter phase into targeting the mass market. And that means catering for people such as yourself that expect a range comparable to their previous car.
Most of the people have an electric network already installed on their house. If you have already a garage, putting a 5 meters cable is not such a big problem.
You will need a new installation anyway, because you will need more power.
Most of the world ALREADY HAVE power points on apartment-parking lots. It is called Street lighting, not used during daylight, and designed for when LED lighting did not exist. You can replace 1000+ Watts old bulbs with a 100W LED one easily today.
I have an electric car that I use a lot. Most of the fear I had when I bought it was non sense.
I meant most people don't have powered garage suitable to support an electric car. And likewise there is no solution for street parking or people who live in apartments.
> Most of the world ALREADY HAVE power points on apartment-parking lots.
No they don't. Show me where there is individual or even shared power points available for public use. The fact is that most parking lots will require expensive modifications in order to support electric cars.
You can argue the points but the fact is that for electric cars to be successful you need to address these issues. Not just put your head in the sand and pretend they aren't real. Range IS critically important to Tesla's success (or failure).
Street parking is an issue, but I imagine that we'll see a solution to that before too long.
Basically, I think you're making a big deal out of a minor speedbump.
That has been the range where I'll even begin to consider a car of that sort. I'm seriously rooting for Tesla.