Getting the charging infrastructure in place for mainstream ELV usage over here will take 30+ years at least (I guess) and we will be "constantly debating back and forth" during that time.Eventually it will be done, unless something better comes around the corner - eg fuel cells. We've also built huge amounts of gas stations, oil pipelines, offshore platforms, tankers and other infrastructure to enable mobility. Compared to this I think that an alternative grid will not be that bad.

Still I think, that environmentalists & parts of the political spectrum underestimate the endeavor, the danger for our economies and that eventually someone has to pay all of this.