It's not even the energy that's really the issue; it's the space. Cars ruin cities by physically forcing origins and destinations to be far apart with wastelands of pavement in between. It destroys the viability of transit, makes it both laborious and downright unpleasant to walk, and even screws cities over financially because worthless pavement doesn't generate tax revenue, but costs a lot to maintain.

I agree but I do think that for the majority of people it would be easier to go from a fuel car to an electric car then it would be to having no car at all. Even if they don't use it daily it still offers them a feeling of freedom and flexibility. I know that you can also achieve that feeling using public transport / walking and cycling everywhere (Dutchie here) but it's quite the transition for people if you didn't grow up in an environment like that.

I've been wanting all corner stores and gas stations to not be allowed to sell junk chips and other trash and only produce, deli, breads and healthy foods. Logistics would suck for companies but I really don't give a damn about their problems

Why the fuck would you want to walk to the grocery store and back?

Pretending people would rather do that than use a car makes you straight up delusional