I just don't see how they become widely adopted in this country until they get the charge pumps on every block like we have gas stations on every block- and until they get the charge times down significantly. Americans are an impatient bunch of people- and who the hell has 45 minutes or an hour to wait around to fill their car up constantly when they are on the go?
I do think this reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of how EV owners typically operate.
Most will rarely ever visit a public charger. They get home at night, plug in their EV, and when they wake up it's charged and ready to go. Unlike gas cars, they CAN "fuel" it at home so it reduces the number of public chargers we'll eventually need to some fraction of how many gas stations we need. In fact, if you ask many EV owners, it's the LACK of range anxiety that's one of the selling points of an EV--you don't have to think about range / fueling
at all unless you know you're going to be driving 200+ miles in a day. And for
most Americans, driving that much in a day is a rarity. (If someone is an outlier on the daily mileage, they're probably not a prime EV candidate.)
BTW the other misunderstanding is that most EV drivers won't use a public DC fast charger to get their car up to 100% the way an ICEV driver will "fill" the tank. As we discussed I think WAY upthread one of the fundamental characteristics of battery charging is that going from say 10%->80% full will take as long as going from 80%->100% full, so most will only go to 80% at a DC fast charger--which is usually more in the 20-30 minute range.
Some newer EVs based on an 800V, are even faster. The Kia EV6 can go from 10%->80% in as little as 18 minutes
The Kia EV6 can go from 10%->80% in as little as 18 minutes, on a 350kW fast charger.
IMHO the biggest hindrance on adoption will be, as CD mentions, people who can't charge at home. If you have to rely on a public charger for 100% of your charging instead of (for most EV owners) close to 0% of your charging, EVs are a hassle. But that's also why BYD would be less likely to make significant inroads to the US market based on price--as CD also posted above, it's mostly wealthier people who happen to be homeowners buying EVs in this country. They're going to be less price-sensitive and willing to be seen driving a "low cost" Chinese BEV.