“Heaven forbid, it cannot be nuclear! (Because that would actually make some sense)”
Of course, it can be nuclear. We’re building some new plants in this general area (Georgia and South Carolina) now. Next-gen nuclear is looking extremely promising as well, including the capability of using most current “nuclear waste” as fuel - with no possibility of meltdown either. Next-gen nuclear plants won’t have to be sited near water either.
Electric cars have some distinct advantages. Less maintenance, higher reliability, very little noise, and no pollution coming out of the tailpipe. Even if electricity is produced by natural gas generation, that is less pollution than burning gas, or especially diesel.
A very large network of nuclear power stations (possible but unlikely) would make electric cars more practical than they are now.
But they are not now practical.