[greenthrow]

Synthetic fuels should only be used going forward for hobbyists who want to keep classic cars going. They likely will be, and should be, expensive. Even if they are "carbon neutral" (unlikely as they still have higher costs associated with transportation than electricity), they still involve burning which always creates pollution, and any ICE requires lubrication and cooling which also today involves toxic chemicals.

EVs are much more efficient and better for the environment beyond the most obvious and biggest benefit of not having a tailpipe that spews CO2 into the air.

In other words; nobody should be hoping "carbon neutral fuel" is a path to continuing our status quo.

[elif]

And as here, syn fuels are useful for satisfying regulators.