Look at it from CR's
Look at it from CR's perspective, David. 1) maybe hit a charging station and get the car charged while spending 3+ hours of employee time . 2) Have a tow ready to carry the car the rest of the way, thus guaranteeing the car arrives, employees don't go into overtime, and nobody gets stranded or stuck.
Let's assume $15 an hour for two employees, including benefits cost. That's basically minimum wage, for those of you wondering. Now those two employees get into a car (again, assuming they're driving to and back) an drive 100 miles. At an average speed of 60 miles per hour, they've made the trip in about an hour and forty-five minutes. Arrive, get the EV, sign paperwork, etc., etc. Assume an hour for that. Now the return trip, halfway through which they'll have to stop to recharge the EV. So another hour on the road, then they stop for 3 hours, then continue and arrive back at CR. Total trip time: 2 hours 30 minutes driving, 1 hour at dealership, 3 hours charging = 6.5 hours at $30 = $195 in just employee expense. Add to that the gasoline, charging cost, and so on.
Triple that wage to a realistic number (I highly doubt they're sending minimum wage interns to pick up brand new cars) and the employee expense jumps accordingly. At $45/hour for two employees for three hours, you're looking at $270 for just sitting around waiting for the car to charge.