Elec vehicles... I think they are at least 20 years away (prob much longer) from any serious domination,
and commercial vehicles, ie Trucks, Heavy Duty Vans, Aviation, Shipping/Boating, Diesel Trains, Home
and Industrial Heating will remain reliant on oil for many decades to come.
Also, the link bellow has a list (not a complete list) of goods that will always require oil for their manufacture.
WHAT IS OIL USED FOR?
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Column 1Some of the more obvious petroleum products include transportation fuels, fuel oils for heating and electricity generation, asphalt and road oil. According to the US Energy Information Administration, about 75% of the 6.79 billion barrels of petroleum used in the US in 2012 were gasoline, heating oil/diesel fuel, and jet fuel.However, petroleum is not just used for fuel. Petroleum products are also used to make various plastics, synthetic materials and chemical products; in fact, petroleum can be found in many common household items. Below are some examples. |
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http://alaska.conocophillips.com/what-we-do/oil-production/Pages/what-is-oil-used-for.aspx