Yes

Lithium battery's come from third world slave trade. Irelands too small a country to have substantial impacts on the long term health of the world, especially when the likes of Russia, China, India and the USA hold such a high % of the world's emissions.

Electric Vehicle infrastructure isn't there in the required amounts in rural areas.

Electric cars also cost more initially then an ICE car. This will change with time as technologies improve, however until then its not an option to some.

Try managing in a rural area with large distances having to be travelled to work, grocery shop, school etc and being stuck in a regular state of range anxiety.

have they really been proven to be the best way forward
whatever about commercial vehicles not everyone can afford to trade cars at present

Electric vehicles use electricity. Where does the majority of the electricity come from? Fossil fuels. More people buy them, the government builds more coal fire plants just like they had to re-open several over the last few years. Nuclear power is needed or Hydrogen powered cars using green energy is needed.

It's a no brainer

powering electric vehicles with coal, oil and gas powered electric powerplants will not reduce emmissions

Environment impact on battery production and the electric grids capabilities to charge a high number of vehicles. Range for rural residents and cost of installation of chargers, battery life and battery recycling difficulties after 10 years

That is not all it’s cracked up to be. Vehicles are combusting on their own. Insurance companies are not insuring them anymore. Replacement Parts are harder to get if you can get them. People who can’t get replacement parts have to write off new enough cars.

Not everyone can afford them an and they are not practical for someone who lives in a rural are as there is not enough charging port and they are dangerously quite

Technology is nowhere near ready. It will get to a stage where there will be no used market as the battries cant even last 4 years. We would be in a position to buy a brand new car, use it for 5 years, scrap it and do it all again.