Decius wrote:
] oaknet wrote:
] ] Oooooooooooooooooo! Scary. Considering that I now pay $8 a
] ] gallon in the UK. Get real. In fact, get smaller cars...
]
] I totally agree, but its worth pointing out that the UK has a
] vastly superior rail infrastructure, so cars aren't as
] essential to life there.

Compared to Atlanta, certainly. Not necessarily compared to other cities in the U.S.

The number/size of cars isn't the issue...its the gas mileage and suburban sprawl. The Energy Information Agency expects gas mileage to only increase 6% for light-duty vehicles by 2025, but anticipates that horsepower will jump 23.9%. I hope to God that if gas gets to UK levels that it will translate to massive legislative change in the automotive and residential sectors.

I forsee legislation. I forsee hybrids. Hmmm...hybrids.

And, if renewables come along, I forsee people using less fossil-fuel based energy at home and having more to devote to producing hydrogen. Hmm...sexy efficiency.

RE: How high will gasoline prices go? Maybe $3How high will gasoline prices go? Maybe $3