Dream on. People can switch to electric cars and there will always be automobiles. One of the first things that poor people in Third World countries do when they have enough money is they go and buy a car. It might only be a few thousand dollars, but they can offset that expense by giving rides to hitchhikers for money.
I’ve been to third world countries and if they can switch from gasoline to cheaper, for them, fuels (propane, butane), then so can we.
If you want an intelligent discussion about this topic and not some Doomsday (wishful leftist thinking) scenario, then read, “The Methanol Economy” written by George Olah, et al. He discusses Peak Oil, methanol, ethanol, hydrogen and other fuel alternatives to oil.
No one is going back to the horse, bicycles or Conestoga wagons. Sorry to pop your bubble. This sounds like another James Howard Kunstler fantasy. He’s also predicting a massive die-off of humans.
