Or they&#x27;d just move directly to electrics. Some early cars were electric. The range and power wasn&#x27;t impressive, but it worked.  Wind power becomes pretty obvious at that point as well. Tie a fan to a generator, and voila, free-ish energy.<p>With no oil, people will just deal with the limitations of low wattage electrics until they get better battery and generation tech. Arguably, you could have a 19th century type society with a nuclear reactor; both uranium and graphite can be mined with simple tools.