My SUV holds 30 gallons, not 12 gallons and in the U.S. at least, SUVs (and trucks which also have large gas tanks) are VERY common.

The China problem sounds like a quality control issue, not specific to the tech.

It's true that Lithium Ion battery fires are harder to deal with but this can be mitigated by having the appropriate suppression material.

I'm not sure how transportation capacity can possibly be decreasing. Again, speaking form a U.S. perspective, there are always new roads being built or existing ones being expanded. New railways being built, more and newer airliners being built, etc. As far as oil production, the U.S. is setting new records.

As far as electricity production, while it has not kept up with demand, it does continue to increase with recent years having the highest production levels. It's true that coal and petroleum capacity specifically has reduced, but solar and natural gas have increased more than making up for that. A record 4,430 terawatt-hours was produced in 2025. Again, this is speaking of from a U.S. perspective. I'm not as familiar with what is going on in Europe, China, etc.