Some questionable assumptions there: - cheaper to operate An enormous amount of electricity would be required to actually replace all combustion engines in ju

Some questionable assumptions there: - cheaper to operate An enormous amount of electricity would be required to actually replace all combustion engines in just regular cars, plus a lot of investment into infrastructure to charge all these cars. Higher demand, higher prices. - offer better performance Are the best-selling cars today those with the best performance? No, they're the ones offering acceptable performance at the best price. - require less maintenance That's assuming that maintenance cost is a big deciding factor in a car. Cars are assumed to be depreciating assets, when maintenance becomes too expensive they are replaced. There's some argument to be made here for certain vehicles like Taxis with a lot of usage, but the general consumer will not highly value or even accurately estimate maintenance. - don't emit toxic pollutants Most consumers don't put a premium on this. Modern combustion engines don't emit a lot of pollutants anymore, but even then it would take government intervention to force people away from them. - contribute less CO2 emissions Again, most consumers don't put a premium on this, but government intervention could change that. Synthetic fuels of the future may well be carbon neutral though. - they offer a better driving experience ...assuming you're not running out of battery.