Yes, Gas prices should increase in price to encourage people to make use of energy-efficient cars. According to the Stewards model, he talks of the conception of duties where human beings have to prevent suffering not only for animals but also for mother nature. ( Widdows 2014) This means that humans need to conserve and protect the environment. The environment is vital to all kinds of creations. Were it not for the environment, we human beings would not be here. Thus, we need to take action and enforce the idea of purchasing more energy-efficient cars. Failure to heed to that means the ultimate results will be continuously negative when it comes to the environment and climate change.
When we increase the prices of gases, this will force people to buy electric cars since they will not afford to use the extra money on gas, whereas there is an option out there to buy an affordable electric vehicle. Furthermore, many companies will buy the car, which uses gas for a higher value when you exchange it with an electric vehicle. This would be because electric vehicles have huge benefits on the environment. Continuous mass communication to people globally of how cars contribute largely to climate change would make people change their lifestyle of using cars. One of the steps is by raising prices of the gases. The electric vehicles will reduce emissions that contribute to climate change and save humans and even respiratory diseases.
Since oil is running out, according to Rob Hopkins, shifting from using oil to even cheaper electricity will also generate more jobs. Both Steward Brant and Rob Hopkins have proved that to save Mother Nature from climate change, we as humans have to make use of other means of using energy, which does not impact the climate negatively. Provided that the benefits of using energy-efficient cars benefit not only the environment but also keep more money in our pockets and create more jobs. Thus the only option is forcing more people to purchase energy cars by having to raise the prices of gases.