I say Bicycles and walking and public transportation could still have the major impact.
Most of we humans are capable of walking a few miles round trip for a night out to dinner and/or maybe some dancing. Denial has got to go. Fewer DUI's and maybe less heart disease.
And we still used a large stroller to take our children with us with plenty of books to read.
Hybrids are a nice alternative as well. Toyota has come out with an SUV hybrid that gets 40 mpg
and 37 in town. The VENZA.
The bottom line is we need to cut wayyyyyyyyy back on fossil fuel use. Sooner or later at current use fossil fuel will become extinct. Quality oil is on the way out of supply. Fracking is a terrible source and hard on engines. Toyota once told me to not use gasoline with ethanol.
Actually lawn maintenance equipment and such burn cleaner and start more effectively with straight gasoline = voice of experience.
How effectively can batteries be recycled and reused? The dump is not the answer.
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