Jer I like you and I get why you are defending your new found love. But there are some realistic differences that apply to some of us.
I couldn’t take an EV vehicle in my hunting trips. An EV vehicle won’t remotely come close to pulling what I can and do pull for as long as I can pull, as far as I can pull and in the fastest given time that I can pull with a present day diesel truck. That’s what this thread was about, that’s what the comparison is about. It is hands down in 100% favor of a modern day diesel truck over a concert EV truck for what I do.

Now for cost, you can’t say an EV has no cost. Just because someone subsidizes the energy bill at a charging location doesn’t mean there isn’t a cost somewhere.
A huge cost goes into a charging station at a residence. An even bigger one for pit stops or rest areas or subsidized stations. Those costs add up and draw plenty of power. Power isn’t free and comes from somewhere and is paid for by someone. If I got free diesel I could claim my truck is free to run and with a 100gal tank in the bed I could run damn near across the country non stop and recycle my waste by tossing it on the windshields of whatever Prius I pass.

The problem is a huge initial upfront cost, a .gov (dem) subsidized vehicle taking my tax dollars and giving them to monster companies to sell these vehicles because they are cost prohibitive generally or they are mandated by .gov for mpg standards.
And then it comes down to practicality. There isn’t that for me personally. I would rather get a used Honda Civic for $10k and spend $60k in gas then get a $70k EV because it is “cool” and “it doesn’t use any power or gas” which again is total BS. It sucks up plenty of juice, it just depends on who is paying for it. That civic will last longer, guaranteed. Batteries on iPads last a couple thousand charges. EVs will be similar and then a huge expense to replace them or you suffer the degradation of range.

Cool concept, but not practical for a whole lot of people and when those who love this new concept start to push and push how great their idea is and make sure anyone who disagrees knows how bad and wrong they are, that turns into the shitty way of doing things.