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The problem still is the charging time. EV occupied the space longer than a gas car does refill. Until we reached the technology where the batteries can be charged in seconds, 'drive EV as effortlessly as driving a gas car' is a bit of overstatement i think.

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For the majority of EV owners who do have home chargers, the "time you spend involved in charging" is about 10 seconds to plug in when you park at night, and 10 seconds to unplug and stow the cord the following morning. That's less time than you spend at the gas pump.

This also applies to folks who can charge at work. Charge speed does not matter if charging happens while you're inside doing something else for several hours.

That would definitely be the ultimate goal. Tesla just released the V3 charging, 75 miles in 5 mins. Hopefully others can follow quickly. I do think reservations can add quiet a bit of convenience or at least the predictability that feels good. Taxi were hailed, and currently we basically reserve them.

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