Why $20 predictions are wrong., page-36

I also think that the electric car revolution is being underestimated and once car manufacturers can get the price point down to a level average drivers (voters) can afford, we are off to the races. However, you will still need oil for commercial aircraft. Despite recent solar aircraft travelling the world, you need a lot of energy density to get those babies up. I don't think we will be seeing asparagus flown into the country the same day its picked much longer. Equally, commercial shipping. Despite ocean current maximisation and large scale wind sail augmentation, you either run those babies on hydrocarbons as a base energy source or you need to reimagine globalisation in some way.