Comment Comment by logifail > The total energy usage shouldn't be much of an issue as we'll move electricity use from refineries to charging batteriesDon't forget about the taxation aspect - as the sales of petrol and diesel fall, so does the tax revenue.In many countries tax represents over half of the end-user price of petrol and diesel. How will governments replace this as the revenue drops away? parent logifail 5 years ago
Don't forget about the taxation aspect - as the sales of petrol and diesel fall, so does the tax revenue.
In many countries tax represents over half of the end-user price of petrol and diesel. How will governments replace this as the revenue drops away?