I respectfully disagree with you on that EVs are a "tool of control". Prices and availability of any form of energy can be controlled or rationed by those in power, petroleum products included. If the electricity grid is shut down gasoline/diesel pumps don't work either. A lot of EV owners who're charging at home have methods of collecting and storing their own energy (solar, wind, batteries) which even gives them an advantage over ICE vehicles in times of crisis but if "the powers that be" decide they're going to shut down the grid only the cowboys will have transportation.
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When looking at tools of control I seek to understand how immediate is the situation of control. When looking at how often you need to recharge your car vs the ability to store gasoline. You are under much less control the more gasoline you have in your possession. The same can't be said if you need to visit a EV charger multiple times a week to charge up.
EVs are cool but what does their usage 10 20 years in the future look like with laws they are debating over today? In that way the blossoming EV market is a tool of control, maybe not yet but just have a look at the bills coming out around their regulation.
Pretty soon you won't have a choice about ICE or EV's idk where you are from but by 2026 in America new cars HAVE to have a kill switch ICE and EV's. My only question is what happens to the car if the kill switch is tampered with.
I don't think it's very practical to store gasoline. So impractical that most people wouldn't do it even if faced with a crisis. We've been under almost complete control for decades, wether most people realize it or not. I think that you're right that it's looking like EVs will be the primary source of transportation soon but I think there's room for a mix of different energy-types. It would be smart not to have to rely on one particular tech. It will be interesting to see what the future brings.
Very I’m interested in seeing how large of an energy deficit the powers at be will allow. I’ve read some into nuclear power and the new work around city sized reactors seems an interesting change to the conversation of renewable energies.