There is a very substantial cost to destroying the planet chasing after a toxic, highly inefficient and polluting alternative to ICE vehicles. Hybrid vehicles are clearly the answer. Tire pollution is a far more serious problem than tailpipe emissions.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/14/electr...
This scene is absolute madness https://twitter.com/siddharthkara/status/1611042107871080449