however, live in Auckland (as defined by Auckland Council) and do want better transport. Some of these people are very productive (according to the criteria adopted by the CRL business case) and hence will be able to afford electric vehicles. I'm sure some people will buy all sorts of things, expensive electric cars included. If it's what you want, I'm sure you'll be happy with that second-hand Nissan Leaf. I'm also sure there will still be plenty of people who choose cars over PT, as you say, because they live in remote areas, want to chauffer children to engagements spread over a large area, engage in a business that requires carrying a lot of stuff, or just because they're car enthusiasts. Aeroplanes didn't kill off passenger ships, email didn't kill off letters, and movies didn't kill off the theatre. That doesn't mean that electric cars are going to reverse the overall Great Reset trends of less driving and more walking, cycling, public transport and staying at home. Whether or not oil prices or electricity prices go up, car driving is not going to get cheaper relative to public transport. Plus, there's a snowball effect. People's changing preferences will gradually flow through to government policy -- you'll need to start paying to park and drive that Nissan Leaf. As the number of car users drops, road space will get re-allocated in favour of PT, walking and cycling; speed limits and auto-privilege will reduce; and parking spaces will start to disappear as