Feel bad for this traveler but my favorite part from the story was this:

Bala ultimately had the vehicle towed to a Ford dealership in Elk River and rented a regular gas vehicle to complete the family’s trip to Chicago.

Think EV-lovers will learn from that???

Also, I appreciated his quote:

People have to make the right choices. I want to tell everybody to read my story," he said. "Do your research before even thinking about it and make a wiser choice.

At least he learned his lesson. We have a CHOICE. We're not sheep