$5.00 a gallon
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I would love to see more natural gas powered vehicles in the near future. The U.S. has an abundance of this and the conversion from what I've read isn't all that complicated and is about even with ethanol as far as what needs to be done to make a vehicle run on it.
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From: McKenzie River
In the likely future that is coming, food, water, arms and ammunition will be the most valuable commodities. Fuel will be a unheard of extravagance.
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That doesn't mean there is not any left. Just like any alternative fuel, there's an infrastructure problem to be taken care of.
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Best bet is to get lots of pipelines built from the Alberta Oilsands down to the refineries on the golf coast. If those refineries can rely on relatively stable supply from your friendly neighbor to the north, then they can provide a more stable supply of fuel to your vehicles.
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If the price of dino fuel gets that high, then it will fuel advances in alternative fuels that will help to meet demand. Natural gas is a great alternative, and bio-diesel production would become more lucrative. As it is, with the low price of dino fuels, there isn't much incentive for research and development. I have a friend that runs his 5.4 ford van on natural gas, and I run my excursion on 100% bio-diesel when I can. I would like to see these types of fuels become more prevalent, as they are cleaner burning and renewable (my mechanic loves how my X smells like french fries).
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From: McKenzie River
Look around........things ain't getting any better. This isn't like the 20th century when technology and cheap oil drove everything and the sky was the limit........We are at a contraction point, the future may look a lot more like "Mad Max" or "The Postman" than any shiny vision of a technologically advanced future.......No cheap oil or a alternative that does not use more energy to produce than it gives, and we are possibly looking at a new Dark Ages.
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From: Semper Fi tell I die!
If the price of dino fuel gets that high, then it will fuel advances in alternative fuels that will help to meet demand. Natural gas is a great alternative, and bio-diesel production would become more lucrative. As it is, with the low price of dino fuels, there isn't much incentive for research and development. I have a friend that runs his 5.4 ford van on natural gas, and I run my excursion on 100% bio-diesel when I can. I would like to see these types of fuels become more prevalent, as they are cleaner burning and renewable (my mechanic loves how my X smells like french fries).
your french frie fuel is all fine and dandy in california.
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If the price of dino fuel gets that high, then it will fuel advances in alternative fuels that will help to meet demand. Natural gas is a great alternative, and bio-diesel production would become more lucrative. As it is, with the low price of dino fuels, there isn't much incentive for research and development. I have a friend that runs his 5.4 ford van on natural gas, and I run my excursion on 100% bio-diesel when I can. I would like to see these types of fuels become more prevalent, as they are cleaner burning and renewable (my mechanic loves how my X smells like french fries).
This is part of the reason why CAFE more than likely will never truly be completely effective. To paraphrase Bob Lutz, forcing automakers to produce vehicles that the market is not accepting is like trying to reduce obesity by only manufacturing smaller sizes of clothing.
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Gas stations, independents and franchise stations, are held hostage to the oil companies when it comes to pricing.
Stock up on and hoard toilet paper.
It'll be gold in the future.
Stewart
