They are here to stay imo. As the batteries get better and better they meet more and more requirements and become more applicable to our lives.
It’s the same reason I’ve switched to all battery powered garden tools. With two chargers and a few batteries I can charge while working and work perpetually. The technology fits the application. I didn’t do it to be ‘green’. They’re far more reliable, especially vs. two-stroke tools like trimmers. Drop the battery in and go. I got tired of troubleshooting gas powered tools. The same batteries run in my snow blower, when it’s below zero I want that reliability.
Cars aren’t there for me YET. We usually have 2-3 cars, I can see having one for the bulk of local driving, it’s on the horizon for me....because it meets my application requirements.
“They’re (electric garden tools) far more reliable, especially vs. two-stroke tools like trimmers.”
I take your point, but consider that your 2-stroke power tools have been screwed by another government designed boondogle — Ethanol. That’s a farm policy masquerading as an energy policy.
Battery-powered tools aren’t EVs, and not a premonition of things to come. They’re a fad, and will disappear in time.