How much are we willing to pay for fuel before we chose another option?

Question

There are many alternatives out there but most if not all viable options are owned by the oil companies to protect their interests, When are our governments going to say stuff them all and allow other alternatives despite patents held by the oil companies. Is it time we left oil in the ground and chose a better solution, specifically now that China and India are surging ahead, they are competing for the same oil as us and we really don't need it.

Answer 1

No actually believe it or not many alternatives still aren't price competive even if they went into mass production.  Electric cars could be viable.  we have 1 trillion barrels of recoverable oil from oil shale in the rocky mountains too.

Answer 2

I'm already at the breaking point and my breaking point came when it was $3.00 a gallon and I plan on either getting a motorcycle, a Hybrid, electric car, or solar-powered car because this gas problem is just ridiculous.

Answer 3

$10.52

Answer 4

There is an alternative out there that the oil company does not own.  My feet.  My bike. My roller blades.  My horse.  Always been there.   That is how I choose to limit the amount I pay at the pumps (once every 2 weeks or longer)instead of every 2nd day.

Answer 5

I'm at that point now. I've been researching electric car conversions... regular gas near my house in NY costs $4.19, and my husband drives 30 miles each way to work.

Personally, I just graduated nursing school and got a job at a local hospital only 3.5 miles away from my house b/c I knew I wouldn't be able to afford to commute too far!

Answer 6

We're gonna find out.

Answer 7

They know that they have us right where they want us. we will pay what ever they will charge.

Answer 8

try Brittish fuel prices for the ultimate rip off... we are now paying about £5 a gallon,thats roughly $10 per gallon to you guys in the U.S

Answer 9

Find yourself a useful patent and bypass it.

The public will not allow anyone to stop you if it is saving them a lot of money.

Answer 10

I told myself I'd take action when it hit $3.65. Now I'm trying to figure out how I'm gonna get hold of some E85. Right now, I'm thinking along the lines of joining together into small ethanol co-ops. We can buy stills online, set them up on private land, and start cooking. As long as it's not drinkable, the IRS won't care. In fact, there is a gov't website that will help ppl do this legally.

http://revenoor.com

http://ttb.gov/industrial/small_alcohol_...

Answer 11

hmmm... Well I say we should have had stuck with steam powered cars.

Answer 12

well you are right the oil companies do have there greedy little hands on almost all alternative fuels however at the same time most of the ppl in the govt. have there hands in the oil companies

why do you think the last time that  a law saying that cars had to meet a certin MPG was passed back in 1986

on top of that a friend of mines dad desighned and built a carborator that would make any car / truck double or even tripled it miles to gallon ratio had got it patiented and try to sell it to the car companies guess what they didnt want any part of it

the simple truth that no one wants to hear is that we are killing ourselfs we (meaning big business and the govt) care more about making and or saving money then helping out our own planet

as far as the how much will we pay till we put an end to it is when the everyday guy goes and buys a horse and since thats not gunna happen then when the govt says ok enough is enough and give us another fuel source

oh fyi we have had the technoligy to make cars that ran on hydrogen for the last ten years but theres no money it so nothing is being done about it

Answer 13

In Australia, Private Car Owners get a $2,000 Government Rebate to convert their car to LPG. This makes them about $200 to $400 out of pocket after the rebate. Of course since the rebate started LPG has gone from 40 cpl to 65 cpl. Unleaded Petrol has just hit $1-60 pl. If Government was serious about it they would allow the rebate on Company Cars, Trucks & Buses. Another way would be to convert all Government Fleet Vehicles.