Yes, but where does the electricity for the cars come from? Almost all from fossil fuels and nuclear. And sure, "it is expensive to convert infrastructure over, so corporations don't want to spend the money on it," the point being that it's too expensive to be cost-competitive.
As for banning fossil fuels, let that start tomorrow, and see how long you live.
Which is to say that you're a Catastrophist who has missed Epstein's point entirely.
RE: "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels": An Unabashedly Biased Book Review