I'm with you Tony. Perhaps we should consider bringing back the horse and cart but then the nay sayers will whinge that in 30 years time all the roads will be buried 10 feet deep in horse manure.
If car seats 5 persons then will be fitted with 5 sets of pedals and each passenger will pedal the 5 generators supplying power to electric traction motor...simples.
If driver alone without passengers, then solo pedalling will be sufficient.
The Greens would buy this concept and run with it as it ticks all the environment boxes.
And pigs can fly!
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