Except states and countries/blocs
are literally banning new ICE vehicles. No, you're not
forced to buy an EV (note - even hybrids are coming under the ban rule as not being ZEV), you simply have to deal without owning a car if you don't want an EV. "Oh, oh, but you're still allowed to buy a used ICE vehicle!" In a limited used vehicle market under increasingly-draconian emissions laws limiting where you're even allowed to drive them without legalized government extortion (like in London, and soon enough, more of the UK), for now, sure.
Arguing that no one is forcing EV sales to replace ICE is academically dishonest, at best.
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