Yes but how many surprise trip one would usually have? My brother have 1 for about 2 years. It's valid point until one look back on how much they drive, because people usually do that to just spite the *better option. And my country is tropical so no huge temperature swing for now, and distance to desired destination usually about 150km to 300km one way, not to mention there's charging point on highway which you can just let it boost to 80% for about 10-15min, which he would need to rest anyway. His worries of "once in a while long distance trip that can used up all the battery in one go" did not happen for at least a decade now, the most recent one he did is 80km one way.

It's really depend on the person and they should totally reflect on how they drive before brushing off EV entirely, which he did.

*good public transport is better.