Aside from racing, manual gears suck. Reality is that I just drive at reasonable speeds on freeway and around town, and for that an EV is most practical.
Back to original topic, interest in EV will continue to increase. It's mostly an issue of exposure to it.
Being that the sun has a few billion years to go before becoming a supernova, it's pretty safe to assume that we will have a few more mass extinction events between now and then.
When I bought our first EV, back in 2017, my wife was non plussed. Soon enough, she was happy to be driving it everywhere. As usual YMMV. The only time that I find the EV to be a pain is when we go to a destination overnight without level 2 charging.
Passed by Rocklin today on way to the bay. What a nice setup! Checked out the R2 in the store. Looks like a mini R1, which is a compliment. They gonna sell every unit they produce. Rear seat legroom is simply amazing. Did not have time to test drive.
No doubt. I am not sure why Rivian believes it needs more fast chargers. Between Tesla, Ionna and Walmart, seems like the US will be blanketed with DCFC in next few years. Compared to 2017 when we got our Tesla, it's night and day for EVs.