All's well until the old banger coughs it up and strands him. But anyway, all cars need some sort of go-go juice. Even with gas and diesel cars, tens of thousands of people still manage to run out of fuel every single year. Why doesn't the author write about that? Why doesn't the author write about reliability issues of old bangers? Rhetorical questions. I've planned to stop at specific gas stations on trips only to find the gas station closed/out of business and no other choices because of where I am. It's one of the reasons I've often carried a jerry can of fuel. What seems to be the problem here is that he headed out with what he thought was 'just enough' energy for his trip. That's like heading out on a trip that's going to take a quarter tank of gas and only having a quarter tank of gas, then realizing part way there - Oops! Might not have enough gas after all. Are the chances good a gas station will be along the way, anyway? Um...that really depends on where you're driving, doesn't it? So everyone who's ever had that happen should write an article entitled: "I'd buy an EV over a gas or diesel car any day of the week". Yeah, makes about as much sense.