[noahtallen]

I don’t think it’s quite that. Gas cars have a typical range near 400mi. From what I can tell, most electric cars are under that, or just very recently getting to that number. (So I guess we can say range is solved now!)

Having recently explored it, electric cars are very nearly but not quite ahead in a few areas:

- Electric or plug-in hybrids are still typically a more expensive option. For example, the RAV4 has a plug-in hybrid option, or just hybrid, but both of those are a fair amount more expensive than competing compact SUVs.

- Infrastructure. Electric cars become practical when you can charge overnight at home. For many people, the cost of getting electric service retrofitted is too expensive, and many others are renters with no way to charge at home. Beyond that, charging on roadtrips is very hit or miss unless you have a Tesla. (And as a side note, with poor charging infra, longer range becomes more important.)

Of course, both of these problems are close to being solved, but they add extra considerations that people don’t have to make with gas cars.

Anyways, main point: I think consumers are waiting for other reasons than 500mi range.