Quietness - fine by me (many of us are too loud). 144 torque - just what I want (more useful in this crowded and restricted island). Clean air from my activity is good. Weight not so good. But range - no good for me. Battery life is a big issue for me (and does the world have enough metals for everyone?) Finally, do I want to live near one of the new power stations that would be needed?
I think this is the crux of the matter isn't it? I don't know what the power requirements would be if the entire nation switched from fossil fuels to electrically powered devices but I doubt it would be deliverable. Remember that we are going into a Winter this year where doubts have been expressed as the whether the power companies can "keep the lights on" if we have a particularly harsh and sustained period of cold weather. Successive governments have put off the commitment to nuclear energy, the game of pass the parcel springs to mind.