You are the exception rather than the rule though. Most people don't lug around heavy kit. I don't think anyone is saying there won't be special cases. For most

You are the exception rather than the rule though. Most people don't lug around heavy kit. I don't think anyone is saying there won't be special cases. For most of us EVs or ride hailing would make a lot more sense. Personally myself and my partner have moved from two cars to one car, which is about three years old, and we share it quite happily. Our next car will be an EV and for us we'd have to be nuts to buy a petrol car next. However, I don't think my brother, who is a builder, will be getting rid of his pickup any time soon! By the way the move for us to one car (I got rid of mine) and then to an EV (in the future) is primarily a financial one - we are saving a ton of money by not running a second car, and an EV is a lot cheaper to run than a petrol car. At the end of the day it's about what works for you personally I guess. If ride hailing coverage improves in our area (we are not in a city) then over time we would most likely be quite happy to give up owning a car altogether.