-Don't forget to add that this isn't great in a seedy neighborhood. Some areas, you have to have your head on a swivel for the few minutes it takes to get gas in a car. Now, imagine that uncertainty for as long as takes to charge an EV, which could take hours. All it takes is two gangstas to come out, one keeping you from getting to the charge port, one shoving their piece in your face, and say good-bye to your car, your phone, wallet, and your teeth as they beat the shit out of you. No EV moves if plugged in, so you are pretty much a magnet for any "soldier" looking to blood in.-
While I'm sure there are some areas this might be the possibility, it's not all and, in fact, I'd say it's not most.
-In Europe, where you don't have blocks of people zombiefied due to addictions, jails the equivalent to pleasure palaces, and crime is a thing talked about in hushed whispers, this isn't an issue. However, in most of the US, leaving a vehicle on a public street, even in sentry mode, is inviting trouble, or if waiting for it to charge, a nice carjacking... or just a straight out homicide that gets issued a police report number and is forgotten about.-
I'd say this isn't "most" of the US by any means. I've lived in multiple areas where parking your car on the street was and still is no big deal. Plug it in and you're still perfectly fine. This was in three different States including my current one.
-It isn't "range anxiety". It is street smarts, and you don't want to be sitting there in someone's turf for long, and a stolen car buys a lot of meth, K2, and fentanyl.-
Park an ICE vehicle in that same neighborhood. The only difference is that the thief won't need to wait for the charge to finish before stealing it.
