You have framed this exactly correctly. We are in a transition period because the cost of technology is so high. The government's role right now is to help accelerate that transition period by offering incentives to bring that price point down.
We will reach a point where a ZEV is directly comparable to an ICE vehicle. All of the concerns that consumers have around range and charging infrastructure will have been dealt with. At that point there will be no need for any sort of federal incentive because a consumer going to a dealership will have two choices and both will be extremely comparable from features through to price.
We're in this transition period. That's what is critical now and that's why government support is needed.