This is exactly what happens when cars are the default transportation policy. EVs are often sold as the ultimate fix, but they take up the exact same amount of space as gas cars. A blanket "cars-for-everything" policy will always fail because geometry always wins.
I swear @[email protected] used to have a "cars have a geometry problem" sticker, but I can't find it.
Discontinued! Was a limited edition.
And it was "Geometry hates cars," a Cory Doctorow line.