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Gold/Mining/Energy : PEAK OIL - The New Y2K or The Beginning of the Real End? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Triffin who wrote (378)	4/19/2005 8:46:48 PM
From: Jurgis Bekepuris	Respond to of 1183

>>> What the heck are we going to use for vehicular transport fuel ??<<< First of all you answered your own question. Second, if we assume 2-5% dropoff in oil production, it is really EASY to have that kind of dropoff in vehicular fuel consumption. Just stop driving the SUV and get into your sedan (not even talking about hybrids). :) This does not even require building new cars - there's tons of 1999 Honda Civics at dealers :) Or better yet, stop driving 20 miles to Walmart, McDonalds, etc. :) If car fuel was the only concern for the Peak Oil, I would be a happy camper. It is much less easy to save in some other uses of oil. All IMHO and I also drive 20 miles to ballroom dances so sue me :) Jurgis

To: Triffin who wrote (378)	4/19/2005 11:35:55 PM
From: Mahatmabenfoo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1183

> What the heck are we going to use for vehicular transport fuel ????? Actually, electricty answers all problems. With cheap and reliable electricity, we can make as much cheap hydrogen as we need (electricity to crack water). We'd need a distribution system sure -- no trivial matter -- but ordinary cars already run on h2 with few changes (BWM has one). Even H2 jet planes might be possible (they have serious problems, but experimental work was done on them in the 1950s). Not to mention electric trains, electric buses... In a sense, electricity is the problem. - Charles