Fossil fuels will be with us for the a long time into the future because petrol/diesel are only a one part of the myriad uses that oil provides. It's often forgotten that petrol (an upper distillate) was until the advent of ICE an unwanted byproduct of the cracking process and had to be flared off. So in other words when you process crude oil you get petrol whether you want it or not. Basic economics tells us that as the demand for petrol falls so will the price - before tax. Where will government find the massive revenue it currently obtains from fuel duties? That duty will have to be transferred to electrical vehicles in some form reducing the apparent cost benefit that the consumer currently sees This top down attempt at social engineering will fail because the populace will eventually push back - Gilet Jaune anyone?