RE: Battery Powered Electric Vehicles Are NOT the Future
An ICE vehicle is far more likely to burst into flames than an electric vehicle so this doesn't seem like a very good argument in general. Though it's true for shipping purposes the gas tank can be empty.
You can add 200 miles of range in 15 minutes using a supercharger with a Tesla. While slower than filling up your gas tank the difference is not extreme. At home, with a 240v outlet you can go from 20% to 80% overnight.
Whether an ICE or electric vehicle is better really depends on your use case. If most of your driving is less than the range of an electric vehicle than it seems like it could be a better choice. If not, then ICE vehicles still have an advantage.
Our family has two cars, both are ICE currently. When purchasing our last vehicle a few years ago, I considered electric. At the time there still seemed to be too much of a price premium to make it worth it. That does seem to be changing though.
Another alternative is of course a hybrid vehicle
As far as electricity production, there are no technical reasons we can't produce a lot more. Nuclear is an option, solar is an option, wind is an option, natural gas and coal are options. Obviously some of these face more regulatory hurdles than others but ultimately, politicians will have to make a decision about what is more important.
Transportation capacity is always increasing so I don't see this as a major long term concern.
I don't expect electric to replace ICE any time in the near future, I do expect the percentage of electric to continue to gradually increase over time though.