[TheThirdRuffian]

“It is a monopoly good with no real competitor.”

Baloney. There are plenty of real competitors, at the right price point (silly environmental laws permitting).

Liquified coal comes to mind -— roughly at the price point now.

And who is sitting on something like 2/3 of the world’s coal? The USA and Canada.

[mysterio]

There are no significant competitors in most areas of the country right now. I would guess oil based fuels have 95 plus percent of the transportation market. You go to the gas station in most places and your choice is oil based fuel, oil based fuel, oil based fuel, or don't go to work.

I'd like to see the number of choices increase.