Since you have talked about petroleum, there are officials who say reasonable and funny ideas
By the beginning of 2030, they want all cars to be electric for a clean world, knowing that not all renewable energy is clean and has a certain pollution rate. Aren't those electric cars made in factories that rely on oil and combustion to produce electricity?
They want cards they can switch off remotely. It's not about electric cards, it's about centralised cars.
Matt mentioned one reason for it I agree with.
The compelling argument for electric cars for me is, they are energy agnostic. As long as they get electricity, they can run. That might be dirty electricity now, but it doesn't have to be tomorrow.