> No one will be able to afford an electric car. I realize my opinion may not be the mainstream one, but I think the 2008 financial crisis did more good for th

> No one will be able to afford an electric car. I realize my opinion may not be the mainstream one, but I think the 2008 financial crisis did more good for the environment than all the "green investments" of the past few decades. > the stress of the main earner being unemployed That can indeed be a problem for families. I hope the crisis will bring about some reduction in consumption/travel, downshifting, rethinking of priorities, simpler living.