I absolutely understand the appeal of ic cars, and (I assume), everyone will still be able to hear an engine roar at a race track or other private space.

Engines roaring in a city might be nice for some, but for most it's just noise pollution, particularly offensive noise pollution at that. The lack of noise will be a huge benefit to electric cars.

My grandfather thought the 'whoosh'[1] of a steam locomotive's cylinders was wonderful, and thought the diesel and electric locomotives that replaced them were 'soulless'.

But look at the filth they created! [2] (The shafts of light show how smokey it is in there).

His hobby was travelling round the country to see old steam trains running on preserved/heritage railways. That's fine, and fans of ICE cars will probably be able to watch races, drive on private roads/racetracks etc.

[1] https://youtu.be/UwfM8SNoMtk?t=448

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Pancras_2_railway_stat...

I’m in the other camp. The sooner we get rid of the assholes revving their engines the better.