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The battery is the crux, but it is not nearly as bad as you make it sound.
First of all, my family has had 2 EV's for about 5 years, and we have only used a quick charger about 2 dozen times; and used a public Level 2 a handful of times.
We have saved a LOT of time, by plugging in and charging at home - we share one Level 2 station between both cars. Waiting in line at the gas station (and maneuvering to get in line, at our best local gas station), and having to take them to the garage to get oil changed, and things fixed - and breathing fumes while pumping gas, altogether are much longer than waiting for a quick charge once in a while.
The cost of the battery is unlikely to matter. None of the 4 EV's we have had (3 leased, 1 purchased) have shown any noticeable loss of capacity; let alone need replacing.
Since we have solar panels on the roof (which should pay for themselves in 5-6 years), it only costs us about 1¢ or 1.5¢ per mile to drive them - INCLUDING regular maintenance.
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