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It's a bit like the electricity market really.
If a miracle occurs at some point and a very readily available combination of cheap chemicals are discovered that hold immense charge in small and light units that also recharge very quickly and offer decent overall life ... then electric, always providing the infrastructure is in place for all prospective users, might work well enough.
To meet mandated carbon outputs nearly all of the new electrical energy would need to come from wind or solar (unless by a second miracle Nuclear becomes socially acceptable) and some way of dealing with intermittency would need to be established.
The best option for the immediate future might be to stop all of the performance crap since it is impossible to use it (legally) anyway and in most cases would be impossible to use it practically - certainly in the UK since the roads would rarely offer the opportunity.
This one might be able to create lighter transport modules that would be more energy efficient without compromising range yet helping to reduce recharge wait per mile of range times.
It might even make overnight charging via a normal household supply a reasonable option - for those lucky enough to have somewhere close to their property where they can park and run a cable to the vehicle without impeding pedestrians or running a large risk of cable theft.
Still, that might be better than hydrogen accident risks ...
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