Today’s Solutions: December 18, 2025

A couple years ago, I began to discuss the idea that the end of the internal combustion era finally was in sight, along with the overall rapid decline of a fossil fuel-driven world. I think some folks felt it was a premature pronouncement — yet in more recent days, the prediction has begun to pick up momentum.Recent climate talks, scandals by Volkswagen and the emergence of ever-more electric vehicle platforms have combined to give further…

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