There is a fatal flaw in their plan:
IF either of my gas powered cars break down, I am the only person affected by that breakdown & I can repair it.
IF there is any kind of large or massive POWER GRID problem-—thousands of cars are not able to get charged & going again.
The “Technology Trap” gets tighter and tighter with each passing day.
I’ve had more problems with the gasoline “grid” failing than electrical.
You seem to forget that such a large scale power outage will also kill the pumps that pump the fuel into your vehicle. If you run out of fuel in the affected area, your car also cannot ‘get charged & going again’ until the electricity powering those fuel pumps is restored.
IF you happen to have a fuel tank at home, with a hand pump, that is a different story.