If I read some of the more optimistic comments correctly, from VDC and the like, I agree there is no reason these mandates could not be met with ease. The technology has been with us for years. Getting rid of cars as we know them can be a really good thing. Electrics are capable of nearl phenomenal acceleration with very heavy loads…In near silence ? What’s not to like from the propulsion side of it ? Many are drawn to sailing, kayaking, biking, ski diving etc. for similar reasons. I would love to see this technology transfer to boating. I’m tired of listening to traffic in both cars and jet skii from the thrill seekers and I’m tired of paying outrageous gas prices to participate myself. Boat propulsion follows car propulsion…go for it.
The status quo will continue to milk black gold from the ground at the expense of the air we breath unless forced to do otherwise. The regulations IMHO, DON’T DO ENOUGH, SOON ENOUGH.