Can we all agree that the culture of waste, excess, and inefficiency in America needs to die quickly? Becoming more efficient with our use of energy is critical to breaking the cycle of debt. Energy is at the root of our wealth creation system.

I like where Google is going with this:

In particular, I believe we need to centralize our energy infrastructure on the electrical grid as soon as possible, including automotive transportation. Efficiency is gained when systems share a common infrastructure.

An automotive electrical grid will allow us to enable wind, solar, geothermal, natural gas and (responsible) nuclear to be used for transportation energy. Our existing electrical grid will need to be revamped to handle new inputs, and vehicular connectivity. The technology implications are huge and there may be some pleasant surprises in this area. We need them.

Our gasoline infrastructure will enjoy a slow and painless death, as gas stations are gradually replaced by charging stations connected to the same grid that is already accessible to most vehicles where they park while not in use. Simple, clean and less expensive.

Google's Proposal for reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels: Clean Energy 2030