Peak Oil
After peak oil: Will America survive?
Submitted by matt on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 3:20pm.What happens when the oil runs out?
That depends on whether the nation is prepared to operate without combustion engines. If the people have mostly switched over to electric vehicles, then operating an economy without oil isn't difficult. Sure, other forms of transportation still need oil, but the greatest consumption of oil is found in automobiles.
