Possibly when things calm down, you will be less likely to use the car even if you have it. The fact that you have a long drive to make regularly will, no doubt, put you in to a car mindset, but that can change even if you don't get rid of the car. I know that even though I have a car, I seldom use it and seldom even think to use it, but taking a trip out of town where I have to drive everywhere can quickly put me back into "car mode." But once you stop needing the car regularly, you may find yourself getting back into your old groove. Once I started trying to be more reliant on my bike to get around, the car just sat longer and longer. Although now I have issues with having a car that sits under a tree and never gets taken anywhere.

Good luck to you.