See this is why I still don't think pure EVs are the answer for the next few decades at least. Give people plug-in hybrids to assuage their range anxiety. Left to charge overnight at home a driver whose 90% of journeys are short will get the advantages of an EV and in those circumstances you go a bit further, it can be topped up with fuel instantly like a regular car - no "long charging" worries.
As battery technology slowly improves, the IC engine can become a less and less significant component until it's really just there for emergencies.
A pure EV will be better in every respect. Unless you replace the gasoline motor with a generator, having a gasoline engine still necessitates a lot of mechanical parts you can just drop if you have a pure EV. Transmission, exhaust, clutch, gas tank and a lot more. This increases both mechanical complexity (repairs) and cost.
Once battery tech gets sufficiently cheap, EVs will blow all the competition out of the water for personal vehicles. At most you'll get EVs with a gasoline-fueled genset for refueling off the grid. But it's more likely you'll just switch to a bigger battery pack for the duration of the few short trips which are incompatible with length and charging infrastructure.
I am certain that this will not be a problem. Given the average distance driven in one day, most people can charge overnight with good margin on a 220V outlet. Tesla's supercharging stations currently charge at 135kW DC, and this appears to be upgradable in the future.
As battery technology slowly improves, the IC engine can become a less and less significant component until it's really just there for emergencies.
Is this not the answer?