Thing with ev adoption is that if it's truly ready and better than gasoline, then they wouldn't need to ban gas cars, maybe give incentives to build chargers but definitely no bans required. The only way a ban on gas is required is if gas is sufficiently better than electric such that the significantly cheaper running costs of electric is dwarfed by some advantage of gas. My theory is that not everyone can get affordable charging such as those parking on streets, for them the cost per distance might be similar to gas because of the premium many public chargers charge, also there's the issue of fast chargers getting their cables stolen for the copper content.,(reply>), @Adam N unless recycling is done reliably, and it's not at the moment, evs may make less co2 but are worse for the planet in every other way, ever looked into what it costs to make and toss batteries? At least lead acid batteries used for starting and ignition ar 99% recyclable (everything but the paper separator), and are 99% captured in the usa (not sure about other places like Canada where I live though). We don't have the infrastructure to provide everyone a tesla style ev with good range because that's a lot of batteries, recall a tesla battery to deliver decent range weighs 500kg or 1200lbs which is half a metric ton or a bit more than an imperial ton. Just for the battery. We could all have short range hybrids but not long range evs.<br><br>It's got nothing to do with climate, everything to do with control. Gas cars go anywhere and at any time. You can carry 600km range in a Jerry can that can be lifted and hauled by one person... not a bloody crane like an ev battery.  They can be fueled in minutes and generate heat without impacting range. Evs cannot do any of these things. They can be controlled by reducing fast chargers which means you can't go as far of they don't want you to. They are also usually more filled with internet connected subscriptions like subscription to heated seats (though BMW makes that in gas right now too) but evs are usually even more internet connected than gas, not a fault of the tech per se but more of "it's new, they'll accept internet connected cars now" thing. I can see them turning off your car or geo fencing it. <br><br>In fairness this control is a concern with modern gas cars too, but it is possible for mechanics and machinists to modify and create parts for gas cars that might bypass this issue like hiring an embedded developer to make a new ecu that doesn't need government blessing to operate. But a lot harder and more intimidating for this to be done with evs.,(reply>), @Adam N The real problem with hurrying electrification of private transport in the US, is that not only can our grid not handle it, and not only are most of our power generators still heavy polluters, but also the fact that an EV battery requires a large amount of lithium to produce, and lithium mining is some of the most environmentally destructive mining in the entire world.,(reply>), People are slow to adopt new products. Plus gas cars and ev’s are not on the same level, they have different pros and cons. So, ev’s are not going to be completely adopted yet without incentives, and we can’t afford to have it happen slower. We already drag our feet about almost everything else regarding climate change, and the electrification of transportation is an important step, so we might as well push it along.