But the thing is, at the beginning of the 20th century no one tried to create laws and policies making using a horse cost prohibitive or set a deadline for the last time anyone could ride a horse. They let the natural progression of innovation and peoples ability to afford a car determine when most people would drive an internal combustion engine. That's all most of us common sense Americans are asking for. Don't set a drop dead date that all cars must be electric by, don't try and price the oil industry into bankruptcy. If EV's are actually better and cost effective, people will buy them without being forced. Not many stage coaches around today and that wasn't because they were outlawed.