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Originally Posted by Chris_Elston
Several people already hit on this, but I believe the same. Our way of living will more than likely change. SUV's and "recreational" life will cease to exist at the current climb of gas prices. If you look at oil futures.....
"some link I found using google"
http://www.wtrg.com/daily/crudeoilprice.html
We are buying gas at the pump when oil was $100-$110 a barrel prices. Oil futures show $126, that means gas prices WILL GO UP.
I can't justify a truck anymore or SUV for that matter. I won't be owning an RV, boat, or anything like that. Pretty soon if I need anything hauled like "cargo" I'll be farming it out to some new businesses in town "We Haul Your Cargo, Inc."
PS, don't forget about.
http://www.aptera.com/
On a side note, why on earth do electric cars have to be butt ugly? Now Telsa Motors got it right, but geez, $100K??? wow... not in my price range.
I'll buy a Toyota Prius, but not for the LOOKS. My family and friends call it the "clown" car. I have to agree, but I'll give up styling to save some money at the pump. Every other electric car I've seen looks "funny" to me....including "Smart Car" http://www.smartusa.com/
I'm looking into motorcycles now to get back and forth to work. Some Honda bikes get 140 MPG for a 250 cc. |
here is another scary but rather realistic look ahead:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/5856...ed-much-higher
You're comments about giving up certain things like recreation involving a motorized vehicle I think are going to become a reality and rather soon for many, I think this is the last year we can carry on business almost as usual...even with small trucks and cars, I just downgraded to a nice small 4 cly truck but already the cost to fill it is getting up there.
Ironicly I was just watching a clip with David Suzuki on the weather network up here and he was saying exactly the same things that within the next five years we will be living, working, playing all within walking distance and that will also help solve the obeseity problem as well in north america.
As for electric cars I think what needs to happen right away is the "oil companies" who run the "gas stations" to get into the battery business as well as sell gas, then the major auto makers need to make electric cars and these gas stations would be swapping out charged batteries for dead ones, instead of buying gas you would by power in the the form of a battery. Just like you exchange near empty propane tanks for full ones.
Keep in mind only the major automakers can get cars certified for the road by the transportation safety board easily so they are going to have to do this.
The oil or energy companies have to come on board as well and once they realize there is big money in it they will.
What scares me is how high prices will go before something happens, keep inm mind new electric cars have to be in all price ranges and available as do the batteries, this won't happen overnight but oil is going only one place and thats up so someone better bet moving on this before we end up in a depression.