We live in interesting times. At one point the world was lit by whale oil. Things change. However, when we quit whale oil it was for a better solution, and one that existed. There is no current solution that can fulfill these mandates. Forcing the technology will either create the breakthroughs that will be required for electric to come close to equaling petroleum, OR the way we live, work and recreate will change and likely drastically.
I have a friend, the type with a PhD and a DOD job to develop battery technology for the military. He isn't exactly optimistic about the rate of development in batteries. According to him, the change has been good, but mostly incremental, and they are stymied in trying to come close to the energy density of petroleum. Dunno what's the worth of that, but there it is.
What troubles me at a very basic level is being told what, where, and when I can own, purchase, operate machines, and control my activity. They attempt to guilt me into compliance. I'm relatively sure the third world will lag far behind the "leading" countries in this regard. Simply due to the fact that this new electric technology will cost a lot more and require a more developed infrastructure. So my solution should this come to pass, and honestly where I was going anyway, is to skip out and relocate back to the Caribbean, or elsewhere as it suits me. There's a lot fewer regulations, etc. in those places.
RT
