[throwaway5959]

Why not all three? Just stop using gas altogether. I pass enough of it myself, thanks.

Edit: why am I being downvoted? Is it not a legitimate question to ask why not go all the way with converting to electric when appliances exist for all three use cases? Do my farts stink too bad?

[CyberDildonics]

Because gas stoves are the easiest to replace. If someone doesn't have gas lines in their house, they'll just use an electric stove. Replacing a water heater or furnace either needs heat pumps or resistive heat and it becomes potentially much more expensive.

Stoves don't matter in the big picture here, they are secondary to whatever people are already doing for heat.

[SoftTalker]

If you have a gas stove, you probably don't have a circuit or wiring or receptacle to plug in an electric stove. So you'll need to get a 240V circuit installed, which for most people will require hiring an electrician. Same as putting in a heat pump.

[brewdad]

I sure do and my house was very much a basic median market build but built by a smaller builder who only does 2-6 homes a year. An electric oven is far superior to a gas oven but I do enjoy my gas cooktop. It’s all in one like a standard range but is listed as a dual-fuel model. As an easy first step, we need to mandate the 220v hookup in all new kitchens and then phase out the gas. A simple building code adjustment would do the trick and putting the receptacle in at the time of construction is cheap compared to a retrofit.

[CyberDildonics]

So what? You already have electricity. If you don't have a gas line to your house, you aren't going to get one for a gas stove. Again, gas stoves are secondary to having gas in the first place, focusing on them is nonsense whether someone wants gas or not.

[SoftTalker]

You said "gas stoves are easiest to replace" when in fact if that is what you have, replacing it with anything but another gas stove is difficut (or at least, more expensive)

[CyberDildonics]

Replacing a gas stove with an electric stove is much easier and less expensive in the long run than replacing water heaters and furnaces with electric versions.

Also this isn't about replacing a working stove in an existing building it's about substituting electric versions for gas versions if there are no gas lines, so I think you missed the entire context of the thread.