Not for nothing but what do EV bring to the table vs ice?
EV is being powered in the US by coal and natural gas or possibly nuclear fission.
All three of those are still dealing with major ecological disasters.
EV rely on batteries which contain toxic materials
EV rely on an infustructure that is no where near developed enough to be practical.
I live in the North East. Unless something drastic has changed lithium batteries are not fond of the cold.
EV relies on a time based refuel. How does that work in real world applications of day to day living where limited range, unforeseen usage, power outages, or simple forgetfulness to charge your car will result in a stranding.
How does a road trip work? Multi state commute? Emergency evacuation?
Fossil fuels still allow an instantly refillable fuel cell as long as there is a physical supply.
EV may be practical for dense urban areas and those who reside within the city limits. I still don't see it as a real viable alternative to ice any time soon.
EVs will not be all things to all people ... but they don't have to be.
Road trips work by quick-charging stations. If you have a Tesla, the number of those stations is increasing fast. Eventually when there are sufficient numbers of EVs on the roads, businesses such as restaurants and coffee shops and shopping malls will realize that it is to their benefit to put quick-chargers in their parking lots. I'm pretty sure that 10 years from now, there will be enough quick-charging stations that "range anxiety" won't be an issue any more. The process of getting from where we are now, to where we need to be, isn't going to be free of hurdles and bumps and temporary inconveniences.
Re emergency evacuations ... This is potentially even more trouble with combustion engines than it is with electric. Usually what happens is that everyone tries to leave town at the same time and clogs all roads beyond capacity and everyone operates in traffic-jam conditions ... when a combustion engine continues burning fuel and an electric uses next to nothing.
Yes, if the grid power is off, you're not charging your EV (unless it is from your own solar cells ... which can be possible in some cases). But if the grid power is off ... What powers the pump at the gasoline filling station??
The push to build EVs with 200-ish-mile range is because that's where range anxiety stops being an issue for a lot of people. You can have a surprise detour off your planned commute without running out of range. You can forget to charge it one night and there's still enough range to do the average commute that most people actually have.
All these new vehicles have lots of tech built into them and you can link your car to your phone. You can tell from the phone what the charging status is. I'm pretty sure you can set an alarm for if the car is not plugged in and it's 10 PM and it's not being driven, your phone can give you a reminder ...
Cold weather is indeed a problem. BUT ... you can set it to pre-condition the car (and the batteries) while it is still plugged in, giving you a good head start on your commute with the interior and the batteries starting out at optimum temperature, as opposed to -20 C ...
Electricity in my area is around 50% Candu nuclear, 20% hydroelectric, most of the rest natural gas and a small but increasing percentage of wind and solar. No more coal-fired generating stations in Ontario.