reefgeek84 Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Well i hope some good things come out of it. I hope it opens ppls eyes to see how much these companies are making' date=' and also how much our gov is making too. I hope it speeds up the demand for hybrid and hydrogen power cars as well.[/quote'] Ford is still claiming they will have a couple production hydrogen cars on the market by 2010. This means that we will be able to buy them and stop at a local hydrogen station and fill up...Here's the catch...Hydrogen right now is expensive, up to $20 a kilo depending where you get it from...A gallon of gasoline has the same energy content as a kilo of hydrogen, but vehicles using the latter get two to three times higher mileage. So I guess we will see if the hydrogen craze is really what it is cracked up to be. I think we need to focus on solor energy and how to store it and then use it at a later time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I'd be willing to pay that kind of money for hydro if it got 2-3 times the mileage any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nu2reef-n Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 Do you think that a company that makes $8 billion dollars profit in the first quarter of this year is going to allow hydrogen to become a standard fuel source? That's just one oil company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drock59 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I just had a thought looking through this thread. What about the long term? It sucks having high gas prices right now but in the long run, might it be a good thing? Is there anybody out there that thinks our countries unsustainable reliance on foriegn oil is a good thing? Perhaps this will kick start some serious development of alternative energy sources that could be created,produced, sold all here in the states. Ethanol, biodiesel, Hydrogen....anything has to be better than oil. For now, ill be riding my bike and looking for a VW Jetta TDI and a contract with McDonalds for their leftover french fry grease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenmere Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 just my $.02 I think that the gas prices will not change and alternative fuel will be "half -assed" researched as long as the current leadership is in place. That's all I'm gonna say on the matter BTW I don't want to get into a political debate, this is just an opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 My friends dad owns Oberson Oil in Corvallis. He is starting to sell Bio-Deisel there right now. Its definately a step in the right direction. I also just help setup a small 150 G setup over at a friends house. He figured he could make it for about 75 cents a gallon. Hes gonna convert his 99 F350 here pretty soon so ill keep yall updated. LAter Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 just my $.02 I think that the gas prices will not change and alternative fuel will be "half -assed" researched as long as the current leadership is in place. That's all I'm gonna say on the matter BTW I don't want to get into a political debate, this is just an opinion Agree 100%. Biodiesel is where its at now. I sure hope the hydro technology picks up the pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Want cheap gas? LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rude944 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Ok, so Ben Stein backs me up. http://finance.yahoo.com/columnist/article/yourlife/4320 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Interesting. Ben Stein is cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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