The wifes also dismissed EVs but her replacment ICE has been delayed again and she is looking at options that might be available quicker, as her current car has had a few issues and she wants rid.
EVs being auto is an issue but not an insurmountablke one, I can get her around that with hiring an auto for the weekend.
But range anxiety is a big hurdle, when a manufacture claims x miles on a full charge what is a realistic expectation, in an ideal world I think it would need to be at least 250 acheivable miles to get the seal of approval, based on not having a drive and not always being able to park the car outside the house, so three days commute would be acceptable hence 250 miles needed on the range.