Calm down, Daily Mail. This is pretty straightforward. No need to yell.

If we’re talking about a power shortage, it’s not such a surprising restriction. Priority goes to food, health, water and the most important amenities.

I’m guessing there are carvouts for people charging at home and who have solar and are off the grid?

This article is from December 2022.

Wayback archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230312112812/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11494991/Switzerland-BAN-electric-cars-roads-power-shortages.html

Switzerland will ban the use of electric cars for ‘non-essential’ journeys if the country runs out of energy this winter, the government has announced.

I’m sure they have the same plans in place if there is a gasoline shortage, and this will have been prompted by a methane shortage due to sanctions on Russia. Hardly grounds for a hit piece on electric cars.