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I read an editorial somewhere, I wish I bookmarked it...The author's point was people are looking for the wrong solution. Instead of replacing gas with electric, or one of the other alternatives (feasible or not), the real solution is lifestyle change. And I have to agree with him. People are lazy. Instead of walking a few blocks they'll jump in a car. They will drive long distances to work instead of finding a home near where they need to be. They don't carpool when they can. They don't use public transportation. Etc. etc.
It will be great to cut the dependence on oil. But people (and it's probably the majority in the US and Canada) need to start cutting their reliance on vehicular transportation when they can.
In college, on the days I'd make it to school on time in the morning (mmmm...when I got out of bed and went -- and I walked too!) I'd pass through the entrance and see people getting in an elevator to go up to the 2nd floor when all they had to do was go up a few steps. You could walk up these steps in less than 8 seconds, but I'd see these people cramming in the elevator to travel to floor 2 because they were too lazy to go up steps. The elevator is for people who can't go up steps.
People need to be ready to change their lifestyle to accommodate the reality. And we need to cut our dependence on elevators. Especially elevators.
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