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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
I don't think you're following which 'alternatives' I have in mind...electric cars won't take over the market near-term. They're still very expensive, and don't have the range necessary to be practical. The Volt is a different story...but it's still pretty pricey. As for electrical production...true, many plants are still fossil-fuel powered, but they're cleaner that the equivalent amount of cars their electricity would theoretically take off the road. All those electric/hydrogen cars are long-term things...not what I'm concerned with at the moment.
I'm talking about fuel alternatives for traditional internal-combustion engines, like biomass(not feedstock)-based Ethanol, and algae-based gasoline/diesel. When mass produced, these fuels are competitive, if not cheaper than $4 petroleum-based gasoline and they please the greenies. But without the demand for these clean, renewable alternatives driven by expensive gas, they just don't see life.
That's why I say what I do. I'm tired of being at the mercy of the world market because suddenly China and India want cheap fuel. Time to take care of ourselves. And if a couple years of ridiculously-priced gas is what it takes, then so be it.
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perfect ! and did you know the volt takes 40k to make and they sell it for 41k... the technology just isnt there yet to make them affordable, we still need gas. and i am tired of being at the mercy of other countries...