>>which needs to be 300-ish for me
If all other things were equal, but you had this choice
- 1000 mile range for $100,000
- 1200 mile range for $119,000
By the logic of the article, the 1200 is a better deal. But those numbers have nothing to do with the cost per mile of driving.
Or look at it from the other direction. 300 is your min. So if, all else being equal, which do you pick
100 mile range for $10,000
400 mile range for $50,000
By the logic of the article, the 100-mile car is a better deal. But that metric has no bearing on my decision.
Even in the middle ground where range anxiety comes into play, I'm not likely to decide between 300 and 400 range based on a cost per mile of total range. I'm going to decide based on the marginal utility of that extra range.