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I am not intimate with the engineering tradeoffs involved but for a long time I have thought that some sort of hybrid car transition period (a couple of decades

I am not intimate with the engineering tradeoffs involved but for a long time I have thought that some sort of hybrid car transition period (a couple of decades or so) would be a less bumpy ride. It feels that aiming for an all or nothing 0% -> 100% electrification of the planet's automobile infrastructure needlessly raises the bar (both on what cars should be able to deliver and what the grid / infrastructure should be able to sustain). The sustainability transition is really a long-term marathon, not a fireworks display. It must carry society along at a steady clip, be affordable and usable etc.

ZeroGravitas 3y ago
This is exactly what has happened/is happening, so you should be questioning whatever information sources have led you to believe that it isn't. It's probably more telling that the anti-EV propaganda needs to give a false impression of what's going on in order to make it seems unreasonable in order to win their argument. That's generally a bad sign. To give just one of many examples, of policies that do exactly as you ask, the CARB ZEV mandates: a) include credits for hybrids b) ramp up over time c) was introduced in 1990 d) the most recent update in 2020 set a target for 100% zero emission sales in 2035 for small vehicles and 2045 for "medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Air_Resources_Board#Zero-Emission_Vehicle_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Air_Resources_Board...