Electric cars are not the only way forward, nor have they ever been touted as such. For a set of use cases however they are remarkably well suited. There will always be some people who are prepared to pay a premium for something different, but you need to go a long way to beat the simplicity, longevity and running costs of an EV now that the battery life concerns have been shown to be ill-founded.
Hydrogen is especially appealing for HGV, rail, heavy plant operations and the like, and for those who really can’t move away from ICE there will be synthetic fuels available.
I have found my perfect short range sub 10 miles transportation. My Pedelec makes local transport quick, easy, costs a negligible amount to run, and keeps me fit and healthy too. The carrying capacity of 20kg is fine for most shopping trips, I can be down to Waitrose and back in less than half an hour.
The future of transport is not going to be about a single one size fits all solution, but then it never really has been.
