Heat pumps are expensive to operate, and a nightmare to fix. There is a big movement to build whole subdivisions without using natural gas at all, electric ranges and heat pumps. I don't know why it upsets me so much but it does.
It's a niche, I give you that, and the plate can only be used with specific sized woks, but they exist.
I've seen induction cooktops in commercial kitchens before, maybe they were just being stupid?