Definitely agree with this. In general, the worldbuilding for this show was... questionable. Of course, there are limits to what could be accomplished on a television schedule and budget, so while there should have been more than two horses in use, along with other farm animals, it would have probably increased shooting difficulties. The script could have compensated by containing more references, of course.

Another thing I don't recall the show ever addressing was the terrible layout of most American towns (especially in the midwest), which are not meant to be lived in without some vehicular method of transportation. Apocalypse narratives are a golden opportunity to discuss varied issues of sustainability, and to the extent Jeremiah leaned into that, I am grateful. It's a shame they didn't do more.

I always headcanoned that (in addition to concocting a super-virus) there was a scientific breakthrough leading to some type of fuel preservative, because gasoline does not have a long shelf life. I never could come up with one for the costuming, and I'll have to pay closer attention to the topic on my next rewatch.