couldn’t walk or bike to where they work or get groceries, much less everything else.

An electric car will kick this proverbial can down the road and make the bandaid even more painful to peel off because while you think you're doing your part for the world there are 500 politicians who are using that time you've given them to eradicate progress toward a better city design.

This is unfortunately the kind of problem where you have to suffer to solve it. If you can't or won't do that, that's fine. I'm not gonna tell you how to live your life, I'm just telling you how this has historically played out over the last 3 decades. Capitalist innovation will not solve that capitalism is exploitative and wasteful.