[clouddrover]

> Also, for any long distance driving, you will need to hire an ICE

Why? There are many CCS DC chargers in the world and the number is growing month-by-month. It's true that some areas aren't built out yet, but many areas already are and new chargers are going in all the time.

Try out some road trips with a VW ID.4 on A Better Routeplanner. See how you go:

https://abetterrouteplanner.com/

[pkolaczk]

If you assume using public chargers, then the cost-per-mile calculation needs to be updated, because electricity prices at the charging stations are much higher than the cost of electricity at home. Here where I live, in Poland, the difference can be up to 3 times. In this case HEV is actually much cheaper to run than an EV.