Chris , I think it will be a long time before your car and other ICE cars will be totally frowned upon. You will not be a pariah. Steam trains were superseded in the 1960s(?) by diesel and then electric; today steam trains are popular for different reasons . My 70th was on The Flying Scotsman, and allowed in the cab . Unless this island is covered by Solar (18minutes of sunshine) in 11 days in many places just recently (BBC news today) and wind farms, I think we will struggle with EVs. We have 3 lamppost chargers in our square for 32 houses. Unless tech & infrastructure changes we will have to run cables across the pavements . Got to be some wave tech or as my wife insists hydrogen ! Sorry to hear about family but getting old just prepares you for the inevitable. Every day over 70 I see as a bonus and I enjoy whatever I am doing . It’s now off to Lidl ……MM
