Re: Alternate headline
Oh, I'm sure EVs are just fine for folks commuting in from the suburbs of Kansas City, Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Dallas into their respective downtowns.
Never mind all the major metro areas of California, Oregon, and Washington.
You don't need to make up excuses for them (them == the limeys.)
In terms of percentages, I don't believe that there are large numbers of people making cross country trips in general, let alone in a Tesla or a Leaf. So AFAIC it's irrelevant that it's slightly harder to do in an EV.
Oh, and AFAIK the expression is "Knickers in a twist."