There is a bright side. At less than 33% fuel efficiency, the car is contributing far, far more to fuel wastage. Effectively 2/3 of all oil is entirely wasted. We’ve had a century and a half to come up with an less mindless alternative, but that’s human fallibility for you..

Moreover, in 2000, about 37 percent of Earth’s land area was given over to agriculture. These lands have to be ploughed, seeded, irrigated, tilled, fertilised and harvested, but the oil is running out. Another decade and driver weights (and the earth’s population) will drop, possibly quite fast. Until that time, fat people will continue to drive and take long-haul, short-stay flights, the polar regions will be prostituted for their oil. Everyone doing their bit for complete climate collapse.