I think the old road warrior rule remains.
If you are doing high mileage on open(ish) roads a good diesel remains a great tool. Some of the new diesel engines (Merc E400d was impressive) are clean and still provide great mpg and smooth torque to make it relaxing.
BEV is catching up for certain and with new battery technology it just needs the charging availabiltiy/speeds to catch up to be a serious alternative. However the price remains a barrier for most people. Lets see what happens with the US going all market protectionist and China having to incentivise other markets to take up the slack? We might see them invest heavily to drive BYD, Geely etc to soak up the extra product through the EU.
It would be interesting to see how it works with the delivery driver market and other non-domestic usage. Whilst the town/city based drivers do many stops with low miles they also drag a lot of weight with stop/start/accelerate which hurts. I don't see it working for regional delivery drivers so a modern diesel still makes sense there?
Still at horses for courses at this point but a very fast rate of change?
