Plugging it in is why it is so awful. It takes ages to charge it and you don't get very much range for a full charge. Battery technology is so incredibly poor right now and EV manufacturers are just plain dumb until they make the body of the car harness the sun's rays.

For me it likely won't matter 98% of the time. I charge at home and already cap out my existing circuit and it's plenty fast for me (around 10% of range per hour).

For those not with an overnihht charging parking spot I can see the appeal though.

> until they make the body of the car harness the sun's rays.

The surface area of a car usable for solar panels is about 3 square meters. At the absolute best, when the stars align just right, you're going to get about 1 kW of power out of these panels.

In other words, barely enough to offset the auxiliary systems in the car (cooling pumps, lights, computers, etc.)