[conservatism_IS_compassion]

And how is that going to power my car?

If fusion power gets cheap enough, battery powered cars will become (more) practical. Fusion fuel might be nearly free - but somebody will have to pay for the reactor.

[discostu]

Vast quantities of ifs and buts in there. Really I’m calling into question the headline, there’s a good half dozen serious technological leaps between this and the end of fossil fuel.