That's fair, but from what I have read the global growth in energy consumption is more than swallowing up any gains in efficiency and transitions we see. I think any time frame in 5-10 years is far to optimistic, and petroleum demand will continue past that, simply due to developing nations expanding their energy use so rapidly. And I just don't see evidence that they will be able to skip over fossil fuels in a way that is going to have a downward effect no global usage. The sheer scale of global vehicle purchases makes it incredibly difficult to imagine the replacement, let alone equalizing of electric vehicle sales. Particularly the infrastructure required to make it work.
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