Maybe it’s time we consider the opportunity to allow people to convert their private property into dense carbon sinks that support plant and terrestrial arthropod diversity.
http://www.elegantcoding.com/2018/03/reimagining-suburban-ya...
Maybe we should be considering every option we have to promote a healthy reduced CO2 environment.
Are you just going to buy everyone new cars? Or replace all existing vehicles?
I mean I'm all for electric cars and other modes of transport, but the problem is that we have an existing infrastructure that will take a long time to replace. As an example, the vehicle I drive is from '97. I still see people driving cars from the early 90's (or even 80's) as their daily driver. (And it is more common for poorer people to drive older cars).
So do we need a new gasoline? Yes, unless you want to either replace 30+ years of vehicles, or wait that long.
I think it will depend on how the prices for batteries and electricity evolve as well as advancements in electrolysis.
There are also other advantages to electric vehicles, such as no particulate and NOX exhaust, which may encourage taxation / regulation of combustion vehicles.
"Convert Grass Lawns to Gravel to Reduce Insect Suffering" http://reducing-suffering.org/convert-grass-lawns-to-gravel-...
There is Teaming with Microbes, Teaming with Nutrients and Teaming with Fungi.
It's hard to compete with liquid hydrocarbons for energy density (and therefore efficient of transporting energy to where you need it).