Unless we become more efficient at harnessing safe nuclear power or discover some other energy source, ICEs will continue to dominate. I think rubber tires will be a thing of the past for road travel, if not roads in general. Personal transportation has been in a rut long enough.
The biggest problem with EVs is the electricity source. They don’t want to build coal or natural gas because of CO2 emissions, like the gas they want to replace. As enamored as they are with wind and solar, those are not reliable for the wider grid. Hydrodynamic requires the right terrain and they don’t like the dams blocking the rivers. Geothermal works in some places but not most. That leaves nuclear power as the last best option.
On the subject of solar, I have been looking into getting it for my home and no one will call me back. Not a single installer within 100 miles has responded for weeks. WTF is going on with that?
“I think rubber tires will be a thing of the past for road travel”
Are there alternatives now? I have not heard about that.