I think that “getting” as opposed to “legislating” is the key. Trying to legislate your solutions into place, is like yanking a tangled item instead of checking where it got stuck.
This is the issue I find with most Progressives. It is the mentality that you can fix your problems by legislating them away.
I do think electric cars, or the option thereof, is great. A government can go a long way in popularizing it, incentivizing its development, assisting in the necessary infrastructure, and even fund certain aspects of it.
Lots of great ideas come with their hurdles that bad to be ironed out. The car is made up of many inventions, not just the engine cycle.
Fast charging is likely on the verge of big breakthroughs which can drastically change everything. Perhaps, battery swapping can be an option.
Gas prices will only shoot up once it becomes a specialty, and won’t be profitable.