So, you don't see how EV could take over from gasoline? Because you're describing the exact same "the infra's not there, and the tech's not good enough" situation as before.

If hydrogen extraction can be be made efficient enough to economically make more sense than batteries, that's the only necessary criterium. If it can, the rest is a matter of time. If even with this approach it can't, then it won't happen. It's really just economics.