Great post CC
Exactly tin, and that just makes me angry.
The majority of our crude is burned by land transport, where power to weight is simply not critical.
It has been proven cars can be developed to run on natural gas, and we are blessed enough as a nation to have abundant supplies. Why not pass legislation that all "non lng" cars etc sold post 2015? are subject to XX sales tax.
Watch the market forces move technology development then!
We are being taken for a ride here, remove the dependency and let them play in their sand pit.