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> It’s absolutely unrealistic dream removing all petrol and diesel cars from the roads.

When I hear people say these sorts of things, I always imagine someone from the end of the 19th century complaining about removing horse carriages from the roads being totally unrealistic. You know, all this gas infrastructure has to be built and ...

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Gas infrastructure is few underground barrels. That’s no brainer. My house had this 20 years ago for diesel heating. Many houses still have this with up to 8000 liters diesel in basement. I have basement with weird height just for storing diesel tanks. Now they are gone, basement is useless. For electricity you need miles of thick copper cabling. And as a bonus grid needs to be managed to avoid blackouts and other issues.

In 2050, you need to heat your house with something that is not fossil fuel. Realistically, that requires electrical connections to be upgraded anyhow. No problem adding a bit extra for EV.

Assuming that cars are used on average 20000 km per year, then you can charge a Tesla 3 for 10 hour per night, 1 kW. Of course you would need to use a fast charger if you want to make long trip.

In most places to day, there should be 1 kW at night.

> Gas infrastructure is few underground barrels.

I am not sure if you are being serious.

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