Phil’s Dad wrote: Interesting paradox your grace. If FF then why pump oil? :-/
1) Plastics.
2) Still need a portable fuel for long range light vehicles if EEStor don’t work and pumping might be cheaper than synthesizing.
3) Even if EEStor does work, you still have n million # of cars to refit or repalce and pumping from depleted midwestern wells lowers the cost of gas while that is happening without playing around in the mideast.