98% of EV charging happens this way. Trying to emulate traditional fuel stations is actually chasing a 2% use case... Like trying to out-perform cloud storage with a better jazz drive it's just an anachronistically bad interpretation of the fundamental problem.
As the article points out, conventional batteries are a logistical nightmare on a battlefield.
Eventually, the local authority or landlord may install charging on every parking slot, but until then lots of people don't want to deal with the anxiety of not knowing if they can charge today.
It will be a bit lower due to higher use of public transport and lower average income. But it represents a large fraction of car ownership (about 30% of total cars; not sure about new)
If you find yourself stranded on the side of the road, you simply drain some depleted fluid into a red gas can, hike down the road to the nearest station and exchange it for a gallon of energized fluid.
All the benefits of conventional EVs without the downsides.
98% of EV charging probably happens that way now because only 1.2% of cars in the US are EVs. Most people who cannot charge at home avoid EVs. Do you think it will remain a 2% use case when EVs are the majority of cars?
So trying to emulate traditional fueling procedures isn't just pure anachronism, it is about not having to wait for ages on a charging station in the middle of nowhere to get another go at maximum range.
this suggests that some crucial aspects of the situation have escaped your notice, so perhaps your dismissal is too hasty