I have done plenty of that cross-country travel with my EVs. I use the Tesla Supercharging network, so those are about every 40-60 miles, or so. You do have to plan your routes, and there are still places in the US where there isn't high-speed charging readily available, but those are rare cases, because my wife and I do enjoy driving "off-the-beaten-path" and have quite a bit of experience with this. Again, out on the road, you will have to make stops to eat, use a restroom, etc. and this is when you charge. Time management. It's rarely a situation where you are sitting in your car for 30 minutes, doddling around waiting while it fills with electrons. Tesla does an exceptional job at maintaining their chargers, nearly 99% up time, as opposed to other networks which may be as low as 60% and can create quite a bit of anger, frustration, and anxiety. Come to find out, sometimes it's not about the car, but the charging network. A lot of non-Tesla owners have had bad experiences with non-Tesla chargers, and of course, the media picks up on the story and generalizes with "all EVs" which is completely wrong. Just this past week, Tesla and GM now have a contract, as with other major auto makers, to allow these non-Tesla vehicles to use their charging stations. Furthermore, most, if not all, auto makers will be switching to the North American Charging Standard (NACS) aka Tesla charging ports in future models. The infrastructure is coming along nicely. https://www.tesla.com/superchargerUse case matters a lot, and like you said, for certain commutes, I think you can change out for an EV and not suffer any drawbacks. However, if we're talking cross-country traveling, that is where you find issues.