The combustion engine isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Vast areas of the earth have people who need to drive but no serious and reliable electrical distributi

The combustion engine isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Vast areas of the earth have people who need to drive but no serious and reliable electrical distribution infrastructure. The sheer inherent reliability of petrol as a fuel - you can carry it, store it, put it in a bucket, leave it sealed up for a year, bake it (be careful doing this one!), freeze it and still rely on it - means we'll still be making combustion engines for a long time to come. Granted, people in advanced countries who will rarely travel outside the electrical distribution network can switch to electric cars, but even there, petrol engines will stick around as emergency vehicles.