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for private road transport evs are the future because government regulations are going to force conventional ice cars out of market in every civilised part of the world by the 2030s.
range isn't the practical issue people think it is, because you can charge at home overnight and drive the kind of distance that a normal person would drive in a day no problem. need to go 300 miles without stopping? take a train.
better for the environment? potentially, but it depends where the energy comes from. renewables, storage, and a sensible amount of nuclear gets you to zero emissions.
also, i'm an electric powertrain research and development engineer at a major auto maker (pic unrelated obv.). ask me anything. i might even answer.