I get you, we have very different use cases. I hated LA have not been to portland but kind of hated NYC too.
I can buy a gaser in cash for ~3200 (or could a while back) that has a mile range of around 300 miles and there are fuel stations anywhere in the country for the most part that take ~5 minutes to fuel up. I can also carry extra gas with me.
I can also do this with a 20 year old vehicle and as long as I keep it in good shape the mileage basically never goes down and it will work in conditions a EV cannot current work in for more than about 50 miles. I have never seen people in EV's pulling people out of snow drifts or out of mud pits. If I am you neighbor and you are stuck, you are happy I don't drive a EV even if you do.
I can drive through 3ft of snow and not worry about the vehicle getting too cold or getting water damage to a battery that might go up in flames.
You have to get what makes sense to you and where you are. Everyone should do that. It should not be a "one thing for everyone" sort of thing.