Gas Prices

Originally posted by pawnhandler
That would work here in the sunny southwest, but when I lived in Syracuse there was no sun. Hard to get solar powered cars to work there, methinks.

Just because the sun isn't giving you a tan, does not mean its rays aren't shining.

Originally posted by highflier934
I'm pretty sure oil companies are doing whatever they can to make sure that doesn't happen. It would almost ruin them.

Originally posted by zakkwylder
They're doomed no matter what. There are still many ways they can remain in play.

Originally posted by highflier934
How are they "doomed no matter what"?

Originally posted by zakkwylder
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/26/gas.driving/index.html

It will only get worse. Same with the manufacturers. Lots are filled with big trucks and SUV's and they line people's yards here in NY with for sale signs. This is a downward spiral from which people and corporations have to accept.

Originally posted by Ice Cold
For years diesel was cheaper than gas. It is a cruder, less refined product., at least to my understanding. The oil companies raised the price to simply bend the truckers over the oil barrel.

There is a lot of talk about alternative energy. I think they won't do much about it until the greedy oil companies sell every last drop of oil. Then they will monopolize the alternatives just as they did the petroleum .

Originally posted by jebrydzagin
I would love to hear a clear and cogent argument as to how the 'evil oil companies' are the cause of current gas and diesel prices. Can you supply one?

We are paying around $5.85 USD a gallon in Australia, around $1.52AUD per litre.
Its probably an 80 percent increase in the last 3 years.
I'm lucky here, i live beside where i work, but some of my mates have a commute of eighty kilometres. The fuel bill alone is hitting them hard in the hip pocket.
I read in a post by FMF the other day, that in Indonesia the gas price rose by a full third overnight and there was protests and street marches, but the price rose to 6000 rupiah, or around .642c USD!
Makes me wonder how we here in Australia get ripped off so much in comparison to our neighbours.

What are the prices like from other parts of the world? im curious.

Originally posted by jebrydzagin
I would love to hear a clear and cogent argument as to how the 'evil oil companies' are the cause of current gas and diesel prices. Can you supply one?

Originally posted by epic0002
I'm just going to wrap a towel around my head and strap an assault rifle to my ass so I can pay 70 cents a gallon. Allah bless America!

Originally posted by lordhighgus
We are paying around $5.85 USD a gallon in Australia, around $1.52AUD per litre.
Its probably an 80 percent increase in the last 3 years.
I'm lucky here, i live beside where i work, but some of my mates have a commute of eighty kilometres. The fuel bill alone is hitting them hard in the hip pocket.
I read in a post by FMF the other day, that in Indo ...[text shortened]... rison to our neighbours.

What are the prices like from other parts of the world? im curious.

Originally posted by lordhighgus
We are paying around $5.85 USD a gallon in Australia, around $1.52AUD per litre.
Its probably an 80 percent increase in the last 3 years.
I'm lucky here, i live beside where i work, but some of my mates have a commute of eighty kilometres. The fuel bill alone is hitting them hard in the hip pocket.
I read in a post by FMF the other day, that in Indo ...[text shortened]... rison to our neighbours.

What are the prices like from other parts of the world? im curious.

Originally posted by mikelom
Thailand is 34 baht a litre (approx 52 uk pence or 1 $US)....but mayhem is here also.....it's gone up nearly 25% in the last 3 months (Jan was 27 baht/ltr). Bus prices have risen, as they are not making profit, and the moped riders are now half walking! 🙁

Every dollar of gas or oil you buy supports fundamentalist Islamic terrorism.