They cost a lot more money, and weigh a lot more. There isn't a reliable charging network, and if you want to tow something with an EV good luck with that.
EVs don't have the range or the flexibility of a petrol engines car. Even fast charging one (if you can find a charger) takes longer than filling up my car's fuel tank.
The one in the forest is strange. You would almost think it's a bear, but bears don't walk on two legs like that. Also, the fact the forest is so remote, anything can really happen.
Personally, I'm not a believer in any of these stories. But there is certainly, life outside our galaxy. No life would be impossible; there's too many other galaxies, waiting to be explored.
What do you think is the probability that aliens exist?
Life on earth is the example, that life is possible in this universe. Even if the chance for this to happen is really small, the unimaginable scale of space and time makes the existence of extraterrestrial life highly likely.