Even the regional railway lines often get you faster where you need to go than a car would, especially during rush hours.
There's also the rarely mentioned factor of parking space becoming increasingly harder to find and more expensive in city centers. In my region, this is being solved by building affordable, or even free, parking decks near subway stations on the fringes of the city.
But even with that the parking situation still remains tense.
One (there are many pros and cons) slightly positive side effect is that efficency have to increase. It’s unavoidable as humans in general seems to have a will to survive.
What seems to slow it down is mainly an unbridled capitalism, which is why for example China in a weird and somewhat unexpected fashion leads the way.
EV’s are not only more energy efficient, they also have a positive impact when it comes to proximity pollution.