Electrical cars makes an impact and big gas cars go out of style
Why? Have they made an impact in Europe?
Electrical cars makes an impact and big gas cars go out of style
Maybe prices would be more stable and fuel efficient vehicles more common on US roads, instead of gas guzzling monstrosities. But any attempt to make this happen would probably end in massive protests on the streets. (emphasis mine)
You'd probably see more incentive to develop technology to further exploit untapped American oil resources, but you'd also probably see a few coal to oil plants pop up as well.
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Why? If it were to happen now, you might be right -- or maybe not. But if higher prices is all we'd ever known since, say, World War II, without the advent of the car-obsessed culture that followed the war, why would there be protest at all?
I thought Americans considered cars their God given right since early 20's. I was always under impression that any calculated attempt to limit this right (in the eyes of Joe Public) would be met with rage.
Did people see the oil shock of the 70's as something temporary or a permanent paradigm change? If latter, there might be an opportunity to make it possible.
I thought Americans considered cars their God given right since early 20's.
We do like our mobility. Besides, the United States is slightly larger than most European countires. Sometimes it's just nice to drive for its own sake (even if my last vacation cost me several hundred dollars in fuel. What? I drove 3000 miles.).
2060:ies. Aliens from a planet called Vulcan makes first contact with a small community in Montanta.
The 60's is kinda late to affect anything, you already have the massive growth of suburbs going on. If this gas tax happened earlier, you could probably cut the growth of suburbs and see an increase in public transportation, see the passenger railroads survive, etc.
The suburbs --at least the ones with decent political pull-- become infested with street-cars.