“End Of Oil” Narratives Are Misleading

The world isn’t reinventing the wheel. But we are changing how
it turns, who it carries and where it’s going. Over the next few
decades we’ll be plugging in more cars, hailing and sharing them,
and reminiscing about the good ol’ days of the steering wheel. To
be sure, these looming mobility changes are all exciting and
impactful. But none of these nascent trends extrapolate easily into
a narrative about “the end of oil,” a disruptive displacement of
the fuel everyone loves to hate. Contrary to armchair
calculus,…

The world isn’t reinventing the wheel. But we are changing how
it turns, who it carries and where it’s going. Over the next few
decades we’ll be plugging in more cars, hailing and sharing them,
and reminiscing about the good ol’ days of the steering wheel. To
be sure, these looming mobility changes are all exciting and
impactful. But none of these nascent trends extrapolate easily into
a narrative about “the end of oil,” a disruptive displacement of
the fuel everyone loves to hate. Contrary to armchair
calculus,…