He who controls the oil, controls the planet......
Today so many parts in any automobile are from oil like your plastics... Oil demand will not and cannot go away unless we return to how America used to be, using mroe metals/steel in cars (helping thsoe industries) eliminating the pplastics used (reduces petro demand) and we go back to what we used ot have up to about the early 1970's....
Biggest problem nobody is talking about, nor did Obama last night in that ridiculous speach, is the uttter increase in population both in USA and the world adding increased demand in every area not just energy needs...
We can talk "green" all you want (which is a con anyway and nothing new), but it will make no difference as we keep our borders open and know 1-3 more illegal Mexicans will come in every year and demand on our food and other resources will keep growing and draining this nation.