Jonty30: “Electric helps keep the population in the cities, because of their limited ability to travel.”
I never thought of that angle, but it would seem to fit Agenda 21. The environazis want to save the environment by forcing people to move back to high density urban areas. I think they have this vision of towering cities surrounded by unspoiled and uninhabited wilderness. Electric vehicles would certainly help make that happen. High energy prices, especially gasoline, help, too. They wouldn’t stop long distance travel and rural living, but they make it unaffordable for more citizens.
All they need to do is legislate that it is mandatory to own an electric car, then create a monetary penalty for not owning one and call it a tax.