It’s really not this is absolute worst case scenario in the middle of winter. We know nothing about driving style either plus batting about an EV at 76mph for any length of time possibly with the heat on, maybe didn’t preheat the battery, who knows.
Rapid charging is expensive but it’s offset by how much you save at home. Way to look at it would be imagine putting a years worth of charging into a spreadsheet and look at the average you pay. Sure you pay more at rapids but how often would you use them. I’m getting at least 250 miles to a charge at home right now and most of my journeys this time if the year are under 20 miles.
Setup vehicle ready plans so the car is hot inside and battery will maximise your chances.
There are ways of getting cheaper rapd charging too. Honestly since getting the car in July think I’ve rapid charged it maybe 10 times. Like I said previously at a rapid charger you just take what you really need yo minimise the cost don’t chill out and fill the car up like you’re at a petrol station
Put it this way treat rapid chargers like that really expensive petrol station that’s extortionate but really convenient. You just pop a tenners worth in to tide you over till you can fill up at Tesco instead.
It’s no ones fault if people aren’t getting what they expect from a car, there’s not really any instructions on how to maximise your miles, savings, how to use regen etc etc it’s all very new to most people and there’s a learning curve and experience
Even accounting for rapids etc the financial freedom these EVs has given me has blown me away I’m thrilled with how stupid cheap they are to run