The only advantage of dumb energy & foreign policy is that it does encourage more investment in energy efficiency. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/business/tesla-sales-electric-vehicles.html
Tesla Sales Rise as $4-a-Gallon Gas Revives Interest in E.V.s

The repeal of tax credits last year sent electric vehicle sales plummeting. But with gas prices soaring, consumers are taking another, cautious, look.

The New York Times
@SeanCasten There are infinitely better e cars than Tesla.
@SeanCasten I am hopeful that one of the unintended byproducts of this foolish war will be increased adoption of renewable resources and greater interest in developing alternatives to big tech data centers in the middle east