Since nobody studies science any more, especially the MSM and the politicians, some basic concepts escape people in this debate.
The bottom line is this:
Until you develop a substance or fuel that will take up as little space as a suitcase, will propel 3000 pounds of metal and people 300 miles at 65 MPH, can be stored safely for a very long time, and can be replenished in several minutes at facilities all over the world, even the remotest corners, nothing will displace the gasoline engine-driven car.
You can dream all you want about your battery cars and fuel cells, but the old-fashioned gasoline powered car will be around a long, long time.
“Since nobody studies science any more, especially the MSM and the politicians, some basic concepts escape people in this debate.
The bottom line is this:
Until you develop a substance or fuel that will take up as little space as a suitcase, will propel 3000 pounds of metal and people 300 miles at 65 MPH, can be stored safely for a very long time, and can be replenished in several minutes at facilities all over the world, even the remotest corners, nothing will displace the gasoline engine-driven car.
You can dream all you want about your battery cars and fuel cells, but the old-fashioned gasoline powered car will be around a long, long time.”
People forget the economics of it too. Factor in how much money we’re spending each day in Iraq...to “protect our national interests” (oil) as George H.W. Bush said in the early 90’s. The cost of gasoline is considerably more than what we pay at the pump.
“The bottom line is this:
Until you develop a substance or fuel that will take up as little space as a suitcase, will propel 3000 pounds of metal and people 300 miles at 65 MPH, can be stored safely for a very long time, and can be replenished in several minutes at facilities all over the world, even the remotest corners, nothing will displace the gasoline engine-driven car.”
Something like this:
“Brazilians are driving “flexible fuel” cars that run on either ethanol or gasoline and allow the consumer to fill up with whichever option is cheaper – often ethanol.”
“Instead of reaching for the gasoline, he spent $29 to fill up his car on ethanol made from sugar cane, an option that’s available at 29,000 gas stations from Rio to the Amazon. A comparable tank of gasoline would have cost him $36. “It’s cheaper and it’s made here in Brazil,” Mr. Ferreira says of ethanol. If the price of oil stays at current levels, he can expect to save about $350 a year.”
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=6817