300 miles is just barely under the safe distance between most major towns \cities in parts of the us

Improving range and charging infrastructure is certainly a good thing, especially when there are people who live in remote parts of the country and Americans do go on road trips from time to time. That said most people in the US inherently live in the more populous regions. Less than 300 miles can get you from LA to Las Vegas, and under 300 gets you NYC to DC and theres a number of population centers you cross along the way(obviously more on the east coast). A student traveling from Long Island NY to Buffalo NY will have to drive over 400 miles which is just out of range but there’s enough towns and cities on the way that they should be able to hit up a fast charger.

EV’s already have the disadvantage of being more expensive and and adding an extra 100 miles of capacity would likely add to production costs. So I understand why the major auto manufacturers are targetting 300 which will is far enough to get you into a place with a different dialect and climate. I believe the average trip in america winds up being closer to 50 miles anyway(though this is weighed down by americans making lots of short trips).

Also most of the compact cars I’ve owned have a range of around ~350-375. If I get a good back wind and the conditions are right I can possibly get up to 400 but thats up to Poseidon and he only does it sometimes to gaslight me into thinking my car is more efficient than it.

For people living in the more sparsely populated parts of the US I think sticking with petrol for longer trips or even an EV hybrid would be a good compromise. I imagine thanks to how somehow climate change has become political, that a large chunk of residents living in such rural parts of the country are anti-electric car anyway.