Yesterday I drove Reading to Skipton in my Zoe.A single petrol station has at least two pumps, most have four or six. When you queye behind another car in the petrol station, they will be gone in 5 mins or less. Waiting for an EV to charge, plus charging yours and you've wasted an hour doing nothing.
Google images and pretty much every publication and car dealer cites not being able to shift their EV stock. People don't want them. Lots of people who rent houses won't pay to install charging ports on their drive and same for people who rent or own properties in terraced streets.
Nissan isn't the only EV maker. BMW, Kia, Tesla and MG make them mass market as well. Nissan city cars don't fit the needs for most families, hobbyists and people who need space to pile their stuff in including pets and such.
Who wants to stop 30-40 mins and have a significntly longer journey time when road speeds are going down to 20mph in Wales and Surrey already. Our roads are overcongested and slow and on top of that, do you really want to stop for so long when all you want to do is just get to your destination? This isn't about stats, it's about the human experience of living with an EV. Continuing to develop petrol hybrids will yield far more cleaner and efficient engines than ever on the other hand.
1 stop of 30 mins for coffee, lunch, charge etc.
I would have stopped for that amount of time to have a break anyway. Charger worked first time and was pay by card.
The reality is that anyone making a journey of that length would need to stop anyway.