That would never work in the US. It would be both impractical and politically impossible. Most people don't have 35k to drop on an electric car, and even if they did the infrastructure doesn't exist.
Re:Tesla Passes Ford by Market Value
by cmarschner on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @03:27AM
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If American car companies want to sell in the EU, which is about 500 million people, they will soon have no other choice.
It is foreseeable that ICEs will become banned, at least in Europe. Right now there is still too much lobbying by the traditional car makers, but long term there is no other choice for reaching climate goals.
Edit: See e.g. http://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/the-end-of-the-internal...
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/germany-asks-eu-to-think-...