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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall
This GM documentary video from c. 1969 has some pretty interesting descriptions of all sorts of alternative power sources under consideration at the time. You'll notice that some of these designs have been in continuous development for the last 40 years, and still aren't ready for prime time.
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Wow! isn't that interesting?, wonder what the gas price was back then in 1969?
One thing for sure is once it goes above $1.50/litre towards $2.00/litre which will be soon at the rate oil is rising our lives will change big time, we will all be driving scooters, I'd go get that class M upgrade now to you're licence. It's not just how high but how fast the prices are rising, wages just can't keep up.
I just got rid of my big 8 cyl truck and got a 2.8L chev colorado and my fuel bill is 50% less but once we are at $1.50 or higher it will once again be unaffordable and I use the vehicle for business.
I'd say we are ina full blown state of emergency when it comes to energy costs in north america and even all the so-called experts have been wrong and know have no clue what they are talking about as even they admit we are in uncharted waters.
One only has to look at this victoria day long weekend, I have worked in news doe 12 years and sure the weather is a bit cool this weekend but honestly I have never seen this few cars on the road and boats on the water, I still have a hard time believing it's the holiday weekend.
People are obviously just using the car for whats really necessary.
I was at the OPP safety blitz on the 400 all day Friday and the cops with 30 years on the force where telling me they have never seen anything like this....even in pouring rain there was more traffic than this weekend.
My only question is how bad is it going to get? if gas/oil is staying this high during a recession what will it rise to once our economy picks up again?