More range not only means driving further without charging but also fewer charge cycles being needed.

Imagine it being like your phone when you play games and the battery dies after 6 hours. How long do you think your phone’s battery is going to last when you’re regularly charging it that often? Now imagine you paid $30k-$100k for the phone and you’ll see why range is important to most people.

I personally have a 100 mile work commute and have decided not to get an EV for the time being because I want one I can keep at least a decade like my current ICE (Camry) without worrying about a $20k battery replacement or having to constantly keep it on a charger. It looks like the new solid state batteries should solve this issue but nobody is producing them yet.