"For any other purpose, such as long-distance travel, load/trailer hauling, they are next to useless"
"generally they are an extremely expensive fantasy, which no-one really wants or can afford."
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"These ICE ban dates will cause no end of problems, as auto manufacturers need significant lead time for new models seven years in the future..."
I think overall they can cope with it. And many are much more ambitious then what the targets are. There are no ICE ban dates in the US or China on a federal level. Only on a state level in certain states in the US. In China the island province of Hainan will impose a complete ICE ban in 2030. In the EU there is an ICE ban in 2035, maybe with some loopholes for e-fuels.