What do you think is going to happen to the hundreds of thousands of existing internal combustion cars? If you really need one, I'm sure there will be one on the used market that's acceptable.

Beyond that though, a lot can and should happen in 7-12 years. The technology should advance (it already has been pretty rapidly), gas cars have had a century to advance. The goal is currently 600+ miles on a charge and potentially as low as a 10 minute charge time from what I've seen with the major milestones anticipated at 2026 and 2028.

These dates also aren't set in stone... people act like we can't just say "okay okay, we're not ready yet, you can make more ICE cars"

Regardless of that, we're still very much heading towards running out of gas (I have no idea why people stopped talking about that). We're also still very much heading towards a climate crisis. We need a change, we're not doing it for the fun of it.

It will have real benefits when it's done with. Electric is more stable price wise, that will have a stabilizing effect across the economy. It will also prevent us from needing to have another oil war. It will also further clean up the air which will help many breathe better and reduce chronic conditions.

If car manufacturers can't get battery electric working, the next thing will probably be a push for hydrogen, but ultimately we'll see. Battery swappable car designs are another idea that's been floated, and that's not a bad idea really (it flat out removes the concern of battery packs going bad because you just go to the "gas station" and get a different pack).