When will we stop using gasoline and find an alternative gas?

Question

Also, if anyone knows, when will there be a large production of cars that run on electricity or other energy on the market?

Answer 1

I guess when we realize that we could use a bike more often..... the alternative gas is oxygen.... just breathe it in and away you go!!

Answer 2

The answer is when the gasoline runs dry, i'm sorry to tell you. Oil compaines loves fuel efficient cars right now, because it prolongs the life of their precious oil. There have been cars created that can run on water, and electricity, but why don't we see them in mass production? the answer is the government loves oil,- our president is an oil man- and cars like these would always be "too expensive" for the consumers if ever mass produced. you'll see them come about 2080 tho or whenever they predict the gas has run out.

Answer 3

It will happen when people are willing to pay higher prices.  R&D work for something like that will cost BILLIONS before its practical.  Then you need to come up with a fueling system which will probably cost BILLIONS more.

We use oil because its still cheaper, we have a worldwide fueling system, we have 100+ years of R&D into making gas and diesel engines as reliable and powerful as they are.

Answer 4

there is not a specific date.

it's a process.

with the latest increase in gas prices, there is finally some serious movement in the process.

one might note that gasoline is really easy to use, and has a large infrastructure built up around it, so it takes considerable money, and public interest, to change away from it.  however, there is finally some noticable interest.

Answer 5

back as late as the early 1930's there were electric, and steam powered cars on the road, and there were movements towards other alternative fuels as well. what happened? the infrastructure happened. people bought gasoline powered cars because they were less expensive than other alternatives, and thus gasoline stations popped up all over the place making it easy to buy gasoline when you needed to.

today we have a catch 22 situation, in that gasoline is getting expensive, and we are wanting a less expensive alternative, and they are being developed, but because there is little infrastructure to support alternative energy powered cars, the people are not going to buy them in the numbers needed, thus the automakers are not going to build the cars, until the demand is such that they are sustainable in sales, and that wont happen until the infrastructure is put in place to support the cars, and that wont happen until the cars are showing up on the streets.

back in the 70's there were a number of companies that set up lpg pumps at their gas stations to sell propane to vehicles that were supposed to be designed to run on propane. however the people never bought the vehicles that ran on propane because they were afraid they wouldnt be able to get the fuel everywhere, thus that market virtually died out.

in the late 70's/early 80's diesel powered cars started hitting the market here in the US, but sales were quite slow, especially in the luxury car market, as people really didnt want to drive to a truck stop to buy fuel for their cars. it wasnt unitl the mid 80's when diesel powered pick ups hit the market that gas stations started selling diesel as well. when that happened the diesel market took off.

Answer 6

Sorry but there is no better fuel than fossil fuel. Nature with the help of plants recycle our fossil fuels. The alternate fuels may not recycle so well.

Answer 7

We'd have to find a viable alternative before we can stop using oil. It would be good if they would work harder at finding another energy source, but the next big question is, will everyone be able to afford it?  Even though they have the new hybrid cars, a lot of families can't afford to just ditch their old car and buy a new one, so the transition from oil to another energy source would be a slow one.

Answer 8

Hybrids are becoming more and more popular.  And I believe Honda is pushing out their hydrogen fuel cell vehicle at some point in the near future.  I have also heard of an increase in cars that run purely off electricity.

Answer 9

We already have alternative energy.  A horse. Or walking. Rollerblades. Or a bike. Gas from beans.  You have just forgotten.  

    It has taken them 100 years to get us up to where we are now with the infrastructure for oil based products.     They will want to have the stranglehold on the next source too....don'tcha think?

Answer 10

I think that there are some incentives that are being given to American car companies to produce more energy efficient cars and if thats not being done already, it should be. Ethanol is NOT a good alternative, it raises food prices by a drastic amount and isn't that efficient to begin with. I'm talking about corn ethanol here. Corn is an extremely land intensive crop. The government is providing monetary and agricultural incentives for farmers to plant more corn. This nation cannot run on corn ethanol, it is virtually impossible.

Alternative energies are out there!! They just need to be more readily available to the average person.

Answer 11

Flex fuel cars are out there NOW. The problem is getting gas stations to sell E85. Apparently, they're afraid to offer it. I would have thought the small independents would jump at the chance. But so far, I've seen no takers. E85 can be made for under $2 per gallon. WHY CAN'T I BUY ANY???

Answer 12

when george bush is not in power, and the oil companies will stop with all this propogana (heck, they killed the electric car!), and when the war in iraq for oil stops, then well start having alternate ways of powering cars.

there is technology out there that we can use, just as good as gasoline, its just that the oil companies, and bush, don't want us to know, or they'll go out of business... d**n propaganda!

Answer 13

No one on earth today, or next year, will see the complete absence of gasoline, petro-diesel, or coal in their lifetime. Its a question of how much less we will use.

Answer 14

We are starting to shift from oill to other forms of energy.  But, I hate to tell you this my friend, IT COSTS MONEY TO SHIFT!!!!!!!!   SO unless you have some way of making us all rich...it will take a long time.  What are YOU going to d with all of those gas powered cars? Trucks, etc.?  

And now your second question.  GM already makes an SUV powered in an alternative way. Call them.  But... you had better have some deeeeeeep pockets. It is not cheap!

Answer 15

It's all about money.  When the cost of gasoline begins to exceed the cost of alternatives such as hydrogen, then we will see a rapid change over.  In other words, when it becomes much harder to find gasoline, we will switch.  When gas is near $10 per gallon, that ought to do it.  (10 years? 20?)  If battery technology develops, we may see lots of plug in hybrids and pure electrics very soon (3 years? 5?)

Answer 16

Electric cars require electricity. So far there are barely enough electrical plants to meet todays energy requirements. Any attempt to build any sort of generation plant will meet significant opposition.

The greens don't like hydro projects, coal fired, nuclear powered, gas powered, wind farms, or micro hydro. They want you to freeze in the dark. Until you can get over that hurdle then any form of power that requires lots of electricity is a no go. That includes any battery or hydrogen based solutions.