Some interesting news from Norway regarding car sales in 2017. Car sales were the highest since the Yuppie years of 85-86. The interesting part, however, is that hybrids, plug in hybrids and electric cars took the top 13 spots of the most sold car makes.
Also, Hybrids and electric cars also accounted for more than 50% of all new car sales.
If a country like Norway, with low population density and large distances between population centers, is capable of transitioning from internal combustion engine cars to hybrid and electric ones, then there is no technical reason why the US can’t do the same. It’s a matter of will, not ability.
Mangled story through google translate can be found here.