Yes to put it another way, many planes failed in the early days...

Yes to put it another way, many planes failed in the early days of flight. I should know my great grandfather was an engineer in those times and he flight tested and lived a long life.
The slow combustion engine didn't just emerge, it evolved. Same is happening with EVs.
Overwhelmingly we are on the edge of massive change.
The only way it will happen is through international co-operation. This is why Blinken is meeting with the Chinese. I still think the Chinese want pegmatite based Li cheaply. Which is why they are trying to get cheap deals now with an induced low Li price.