These are the first crude batteries, and the technology should improve quickly. If someone can make a battery that fits under the back seat that charges in 5 minutes, and drive a small motor in each wheel, and gives 1000 miles of range, then the electric car will finally be superior and the general public will abandon gas-fueled vehicles.
This will be not because they want to save the planet, but because they want to save money. If cars don’t need big bulky engines and transmissions, then the costs can be cut drastically.
As has been noted many times the charging infrastructure is not present. Thanks(?) to Democrat corruption and ineptitude (intertwined) ARPA spent billions for almost zero charging stations and zero grid buildout.
Racing has proven the hybrid approach meanwhile and that requires only existing fueling. Therefore if I were betting or in the car industry I’d go with modular hybrid to get torque, performance and efficiency in a format that could accept yet-to-commercialize battery packs.
What we don’t want is government mandates or heavy hands on the scale. Let ICE do what does best and electric too and combined on top. It’s a big nation with open spaces and busy cities also.