Why is it so difficult to design electric car/truck batteries that have the same range (about 300 miles) as gas powered vehicles?

Question

It’s really the only reason I haven’t bought one, as I regularly travel across Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and especially in the wintertime I understand the range is even less because of the cold.

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Answer 1

I think the problem with batteries is the recharge time. Until we can pull up to a filling station, top off the charge in 5min, we’re going to be a long way from total adoption of electric cars and trucks.