>Besides that affordable electric cars are a very recent thing They might not have been practical, but affordable lead-acid based EVs already existed during th

>Besides that affordable electric cars are a very recent thing They might not have been practical, but affordable lead-acid based EVs already existed during the rise of small diesel. >more expensive to buy (1-2k) and operate (regular AdBlue refill)? Adblue is pretty cheap and isn't going to be used up that fast, most people are more concerned about the filter blocking up because of short commutes not leaving enough time for it to fully warmup.