How is that surprising that EV sales are blooming, at least in Europe and the US, when they are heavily promoted, subsidized, and people are threatened to see ICE banned within only years from now (at least in Europe.) Duh.
How does that show that it's viable as a replacement? "Viable" and "the only option available" is not exactly the same thing. My take on this is about the numbers. Just crunch numbers, it won't add up on a large scale, based on current, and foreseeable numbers. Sure one can always forecast a great future full of cheap hydrogen, amazing new batteries and nuclear fusion, but *this* is pure speculation.
With that said, yes Tesla cars are great - they have a few issues to iron out, but I'm sure that will improve, Tesla is still young as a carmaker. As purely a user, if you can afford one and can do with the constraints of charging and whatnot, they are a great option. That's certainly and obviously not for everyone.
It's interesting to be debating EVs in times when electricity prices have gone through the roof and blackouts are threatening all over the place.