goodluckcharlie said:
Thanks for the welcome and sorry about the lack of info! I live in New Jersey in the Northwest part of the state. I do mostly local driving (within 10-15 miles from home), but do take an occasional road trip. The farthest I am likely to drive is 300+ miles up to Vermont (1-2 times a year), or 100 miles out to Pennsylvania (once a month). One issue here is it is very hilly, and we get our fair share of cold weather and snowstorms, though you wouldn't know it based on the temperature this past December. It is also considered a rural area here, despite being a little over an hour from Manhattan.
Unless you can afford a Tesla Model S with the 85 kWH battery, or you simply never stray far from home, no current (pun intended) EV will meet 100% of your driving needs. But for quite a few people, it will meet 75%+ of them.
Are there any convenient car rentals near to where you live? That could take care of your occasional long distance needs. Or, if you have a paid-off conventionally powered or hybrid car, you could keep it for just that purpose (I did with mine). Needless to say, if your spouse/significant other has a car, you could use that.
With your typical driving distance, I wouldn't worry about hills and cold weather as long as you buy an EV with a decent enough battery capacity remaining.