Between hope, hype, and hell: electric mobility and the interplay of fear and desire in sustainability transitions

•Offers a nuanced and fuller account of the role of futures in sustainability transitions.•The Sociology of Expectations focusses on the performativity of desirable futures.•Ignored are undesirable futures and their performativity as studied by Critical Security Studies.•This paper synthesizes both literatures, illustrated with a case study of Nordic electric vehicles.