EV Owners Who Mainly Do Long Drives
I'm researching EVs to replace my current ICE Subaru Forester. I know the common argument that most people worry too much about range and charging speed because most driving is short distance. I realize it's true. But my use case is just about the opposite.
I live in NYC (Brooklyn), so I use public transportation or bike for all commuting and short-distance trips. My car is almost exclusively for road trips outside the city, especially regular drives to the Catskills, about 160 miles each way. (With one longer road trip, about 600 miles each way, once per year.)
I'm interested in hearing from anyone whose driving habits are similar. If you use your EV mainly for longer drives, how did it affect your purchase decision, planning and so on? Which EVs do you recommend for this kind of driving?
(From my research, the Ioniq 5 / Kia EV6 is the perfect car in my price range, except for the ICCU issues which I worry would strand me while driving some distance from home. Also, not buying a Tesla. Open to any other brands--I've never bought a new car, so will probably shop a couple years used.)