SBARC Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 There could be vast reserves of oil and gas under the arctic circle. I think we will switch to a cleaner fuel source long before we run out of oil. The one good thing about higher fuel prices is it will make the consumer more agreeable to a cleaner alternate fuel. One thing is clerarly obvious. Whoever developes the next fuel will be the society that controls the money in the future and they will be a very rich society......which could explain why China is putting so much R&D into alternate fuels. Considering the fact the US is a net importer of energy.......you'd think the US would be tripping all over themselves to develope alternate fuels. Heck even food is a fuel.......it powers the human body......and all food is grown directly or indirectly using the energy of the sun. When the bulk of the consumer switches to a new fuel source.....then the price of oil will come down......eventually there will be only one gas station in each town...selling fuel to people with collector cars........all the cars used for daily drivering will be using a new fuel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne S Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Considering the fact the US is a net importer of energy.......you'd think the US would be tripping all over themselves to develope alternate fuels.Heck even food is a fuel.......it powers the human body......and all food is grown directly or indirectly using the energy of the sun. When the bulk of the consumer switches to a new fuel source.....then the price of oil will come down......eventually there will be only one gas station in each town...selling fuel to people with collector cars........all the cars used for daily drivering will be using a new fuel. USA already developed a fuel that cuts down our percentage of oil. Problem is all States are not running the stuff, primarily the mid western states are. We in the North Eastern States were supposed to get it years ago and it never really happened. Not hard to convert older cars over either, Heck if Ethanol was the same price as Gas and regularly available around here, I would run my Stang on it now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85_in_the_United_States Pricing http://e85prices.com/ Edited April 2, 2011 by Wayne S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 USA already developed a fuel that cuts down our percentage of oil. Problem is all States are not running the stuff, primarily the mid western states are. We in the North Eastern States were supposed to get it years ago and it never really happened. Not hard to convert older cars over either, Heck if Ethanol was the same price as Gas and regularly available around here, I would run my Stang on it now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85_in_the_United_States Pricing http://e85prices.com/ Depending on ethanol ( corn based) is a slippery slope, read all his thread as it is explained pretty well. I live in Iowa, we produce a LOT of corn and have a pretty good deal on ethanol locally. But if EVERY tillable acre in the US was dedicated to ethanol production to replace oil... It still would not meet our energy needs! The negative side effect is corn is feedstock, driving food costs higher. So ethanol is NOT a single solution. It can contribute to our total energy needs, but only a small contribution. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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