If the batteries aren't sufficiently charged before the trip, cars from other companies run the risk to be stuck more due to less access to fuel stations.
Some analysts believe that there's more pressure to capture the market because EV investors think the interest in electric vehicles is already peaking.
The 52-year-old designer of key Apple products, including MacBook, iPhone, iPod and iPad, will leave the company later this year to start his firm LoveFilm.