You will probably only be able to buy whatever the government wants to shove down our throats.

The search box is your friend, this question has been asked and answered already.

Who knows what the future holds?

I would wait and see what plays out and when you are ready to buy, check the availability and cost of each option and determine what best fits your needs and budget.

No one can predict the future, but I can take my best guess.  Granted, things can change. 

At this point in time, I think the future is electric. Why?

1) The government is making the gas engine car illegal to produce by 2035.

2) Most auto makers have an EV in pre production or production. While they still make gas engine cars, and will for the near future, EV is definitely on most auto makers timelines. 

3) There is a significant growth in electric car infrastructure as compared to hydrogen. While the infrastructure for electric is in its infancy, it is stronger at this point in time than hydrogen. 

This is not to say go buy an electric car right now. We need to take into consideration how an EV would fit into our daily and weekend driving habits. For some folks, an EV is an excellent choice at this point in time. For others, it is a horrible choice, and must wait for the infrastructure to grow. And for others an ICE car is best for them. 

I don’t think the ICE will completely disappear by 2035.  Just new ones can’t be made. Used ICE cars will still be pervasive alongside EV. 

For now don’t worry about it - the present moment has enough worries of it’s own.  Let’s see where the chips fall when it comes to these other technologies.  Me personally I plan to stick with ICE for as long as possible (which will be around for a long time even if you can only get them on the used car market) and hopefully by then these other powertrain technologies will be mature - but that will take a while.

I am putting together a short, medium and long term transportation plan for myself.  My feeling is we will need to be flexible as this unravels over the coming years.

The electrical grid in the US is currently 100% incapable of supporting what the Feds are planning in the future.

The infrastructure plan that was just passed does little to nothing in the way of meaningful infrastructure improvement.

I also do not think they plan on expanding the grid, or replacing US failing infrastructure.  I've seen estimates of up to 4 trillion dollars to bring American roads, airports and bridges up to spec.  This just isn't going to happen.  The manpower and know how just doesn't exist anymore on that kind of a scale.

I know they have 'secret' goals.  It may be to only have 30 or 40 million electric cars on the road owned by the upper say, 5% of income earners.  

I could write a short novel here but I'll spare you.  Those are just a few of my thoughts.

The bottom line is, I plan on filling up at the last gasoline service station in the country.  Will it come to that?  I just can't see it happening as quickly as they want it to.  Maybe sometime during the late 2040s that will occur.  (I'm hoping we have that long at least)

Hmmmmmm

Where can I get a good used horse and wagon?

Do camels last long?

Scotty and moderators,

what do you think of the proposed ban concerning the sale of new internal combustion engine automobiles?

Here in the EU they are speaking about the year 2035. 

I realize this is 13 years from now, but I simply don't believe this goal could be achieved.

Why does everybody seem to want to get rid of cars? 

Putting environmental factors aside, what are people going to buy if electric cars don't become widely available in terms of price?

I don't want this to sound paranoid, but there has to be a big "background" behind this we are unable to see.

It just seems illogical to me that the developed world would deliberately destroy their economies this way. 

I might be pessimistic, but do any of you believe this will be sorted out somehow for the good of us all?

Chris