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You're right, I should have specified "consumer ICE."

Feels like the death throes of the internal combustion engine, the supernova before they die out in common usage.

Or not.

Wasn't there a Steve Jobs interview where they asked what the iPad is for right after its release, and he did that Steve Jobs smirk and kind of said, "I don't know, we'll just wait and see how people use these"?

I feel like it's a similar approach here. The iPad certainly didn't displace all laptops, but I think it's considered to be a success.

You're probably right, but there are reasons why one might list a nominal price, but not actually collect payment.

I've listed things on Craiglist for a small price but not collected the money. With free items, "buyers" can be more flaky, and I don't want to deal with that

but by placing a small price, people seemed better at showing up to pick stuff up on time, etc. So, list a price, and then reverse bait and switch when they arrive to pick up item and give it away.

For these, I could imagine wanting them to go to a good home. With no price, you may get frat house pranks, etc., so a small price gets people who are actually interested.

Or...yeah, you're probably right.