Electric cars have come a long way since then. The longer I spend with my Hyundai IONIQ 5, the more I appreciate the lack of tailpipe emissions and noise coupled with the unbelievably low operating costs. But, as I have written about in previous columns , travelling longer distances, even on cars like the IONIQ, which have large battery packs, is a challenge. Sure, there is a level of planning that electric vehicle owners need to do before long trips, as Santosh Iyer of Mercedes-Benz India told me in a recent interview . That said, in parts of India–particularly down...