I don’t think this is the case. Imho, it’s a matter of EVs requiring fewer moving parts and much less labor for manufacturing and ongoing maintenance, which is going to cannibalize existing organizations, supply chains, labor arrangements, etc (not to mention related job losses in petroleum supply chains as demand for vehicles wanes). This, in turn, will cause government to have to do “real work” to manage the transition (so that you can attrition citizens out at a rate where you’re balancing cost to the nation against quality of life for those who don’t have a career path anymore). Very similar to the coal industry phasing out.

It’s going to be beautiful for the planet and humanity, but devastating to entrenched interests.