If only Ireland had decided to build its infrastructure around anything else beyond the personal automobile. Too bad there they chose to make their country with no viable alternatives to driving.
Realistically, people could probably pretty dramatically reduce fuel usage on a short-term basis, even without running out and getting full-size BEVs.
Carpooling
Use of small two-wheeled vehicles like ebikes, electric scooters, or mopeds for some local travel
Even for fossil fuel-based ones, they require a lot less fuel than do automobiles. For electric ones, the constraint to use oil goes away (though I assume that electricity rates in Ireland may be up soon if not already, because LNG shipments are disrupted too); I’d still expect it to be cheaper.
For areas where it’s relevant, increase bus use
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport_in_Ireland
I mean, all of those have quality-of-life costs, but they’re probably near-term accessible to most people.
