In reply to z31maniac :
Even a supercharger can take hours. But the ev-phile answer is swappable battery packs... which are still (commercially) vaporware.
But this is all beating around the bush. EV is not (yet) 'better'. The elephant in the room is physics. Namely, energy density. IIRC, Gasoline currently stores almost 10x energy per lb. For energy storage, electric has a long way to go for parity with hydrocarbons.
EV's advantages, low rpm torque, larger operating rpm range, packaging flexability, and tailpipe emissions (overall emissions are mostly from manufacture and brake/tire debris, evs do not change that appreciably for the better, but thats yet another argument) are a big deal.
I want to build an ev, have since I was a kid. But its still not very grassroots friendly (yet!), particularly if you want to go fast. A time will come when truck ev drivetrains are cheap to throw into old hatchbacks. I fear it is still a decade or more before it becomes cost-competitve with ICE for high-energy-expenditure activities (road racing, road trips, heavy towing, endurance). In the meantime I look forward to all the tricks and hacks that will make a used leaf a dragstrip and commute monster.
I think the locomotive model might be relevant for cars again. ICE engine, ev propulsion. Plug-in for commutes, ice for when you want spirited, or long distance drives. Seems a good trade-off, despite complexity. Id imagine the generator units could be swapped easily for more battery, storage, etc.
For me, the weight kills the fun. For all the power, I can't seem to use it in the mountains. I like a CRX, a Miata, something that feels alive. All the evs I have driven in feel like an S-class with crappy interiors. Big, stable, powerful, but lacking the feel, articulation, and spirit that brings me automotive joy. Admittedly, I am a dying breed.
To each their own. Someone has to buy them now for us to hotrod later after all...