Gas prices !!!!

[Oreo]

Originally Posted by Aqeel

Water powered car; quite interesting idea Oreo but technology at the moment we have doesn’t support that idea, it would take a lot of time, research and money to develop it. Right at the moment you can cut short your oil consumption by changing your life style. The other alternative is to use Seed Oil, oil extracted from the seeds of different plants. A team of researchers here in Pakistan is working on such a project and they are aimed to market upgraded vehicles in 2006 those will use this oil, government has setup a task force that will make sure the supply of these seeds for large scale oil production. That task force will simply urge farmers to grow these seeds. Why can’t ideas like this be practiced? Instead of killing thousands in Iraq to capture oil reserves, cut short your energy needs or use alternative techniques and technologies.

You have some really interesting points. Actually, a water powered car was tossd around here in the states (at least in theory) almost 20 years ago. (It's the oil tycoons that tend to keep those ideas from coming to fruition). Also, we do a lot to save power. Many times we make combined trips to shopping areas, we car pool, and do NOT own an SUV (though it would make travel nicer in the snowy days of winter).
Something that is working well here (actually if you look for Willie Nelson-yup the country star for many years you'll find it) is something from Soy Beans. It is working quite well and is a naturally renewing energy. (Plus SOOO much less pollution...and I'm ALL for cutting down pollution!) As my father mentioned to me yesterday, maybe people will start giving renewable energies a chance now that oil is getting so high...it's a good kick in the behind for those who poo-pooed renewables in the past.

[Road_Runner]

High is $3.07 for regular in San Diego, CA.

[gossipingrae]

It usually takes me about $14 to fill up my car when it's on empty. That was before all this high gas price nonsense. Now it takes me $26 flippin' dollars to fill up my little Mirage!

I'm glad I'm back at school. I'll just walk everywhere, and a tank of gas will last me like 3 weeks.

I went to Philly last weekend to visit relatives. Gas down there was $2.73 for UNLEADED! Up at home in JT was like $2.52 for unleaded, and here in Bloom I think I saw gas at Sheetz for $2.49.

Right now, I'm running on fumes. I'd rather spend my money on $1 rum and cokes on Tuesday nights at Harry's Bar and Grille. No need to pay for gas when you can walk everywhere or take a bus!

[Red Devil]

Well, i remember a simliar topic a few months ago, Crazy Penguin worked out the equivalent for the UK... and none of you really have a right to complain.

Oh and that $5.83 is a conservative estimate from a rough guess at what the price was, looking at the price of the most expensive petrol the other day it works out at just over $6.00.

[sarahtowny]

Yes Martin, I know we are charged so much here when it comes to fuel. That's why my car is diesel. As it's alot cheaper, lucky for me though I don't have a lot of travelling to do each day. But even so to fill my car is around £50.00 each month, which is what about $90!! ... So yes, please hurry up, bring on the water powered car! Like now please :0)

[Aqeel]

Originally Posted by Oreo

You have some really interesting points. Actually, a water powered car was tossd around here in the states (at least in theory) almost 20 years ago. (It's the oil tycoons that tend to keep those ideas from coming to fruition). Also, we do a lot to save power. Many times we make combined trips to shopping areas, we car pool, and do NOT own an SUV (though it would make travel nicer in the snowy days of winter).
Something that is working well here (actually if you look for Willie Nelson-yup the country star for many years you'll find it) is something from Soy Beans. It is working quite well and is a naturally renewing energy. (Plus SOOO much less pollution...and I'm ALL for cutting down pollution!) As my father mentioned to me yesterday, maybe people will start giving renewable energies a chance now that oil is getting so high...it's a good kick in the behind for those who poo-pooed renewables in the past.

Sorry I was ignorant of the water powered car idea and so the case with the efforts made for reducing pollution but this is also a truth that only a few people are practicing these good ideas and habits. Now there is a need for general awareness, governments must have to come forward and play a vital role.

It’s time for renewable energies we must have to adopt them, develop new techniques if ignorant we all are going to face big trouble. But that all is on the part of government, research institutes, large firms, industrialists.

Question is what can we do? We the general public… There is need of awareness. In 1998 when India and Pakistan tested their nuclear weapons, whole world turned against both countries and both of the nations were facing economic sanctions. At that time India was facing great problems in its Oil imports. The transport association of India decided that on traffic signal all the vehicles must be switched off to reduce oil consumption. Generally vehicles stay on traffic signals for 15 to 30 seconds, the estimated Oil consumption reduced was worth 500,000,000 Indian Rupees. The whole Indian nation practiced this and they saved millions.

But opposite to this look at the traffic flow on any road in USA, the vehicles are creeping; they are doing a few miles 5 to 10 km an hour because there is too much traffic on the roads You need to build new highways, over passes, under passes, re-plan your traffic infrastructure but the more you need is general awareness, if possible people can walk or travel in public transport, use less power consuming vehicles. For example, here in Asian countries people are using motorbikes for their daily activities, they prefer a motorcycle to car because it cost them less, it also not become a burden on their budget. A typical car has an average of 15 to 22 Kilometers per liter petrol. While there are small bikes of 70 cc those can travel up to 65-to 75-km/liter petrol.

Situation is getting worst with the luxurious life style of developed/rich countries where every body wants to have his own car. See you all have got the cars but… in future many of you would not get the fuel.

[detn8r]

The gas price at my station jumped last night to $118.9 ($1.19) per letre. I'm not really sure how to do this, but that's about $4.52 cents? That's for regular.

The 92 octane we carry is $130.9, which is about $4.97. My math might be wrong, so someone may correct me

But anyways, the aftermath of Katrina are hitting us above the border already. And it's too bad because we were supposed to see a drop in price after the long weekend

[Quiksilver]

Hurrican Katrina bumped gas prices up 30 cents or so per gallon, I believe? $3.30 is what it's at around here x_X. I'm glad I don't drive or own a car. They got two years to figure out something cheaper than gas...

[gossipingrae]

I was on the shuttle to class today, and I saw a price at the Uni-Mart for $2.89. I definately will NOT be going home anytime soon. I can't afford to fill up my car.

Sarah, I believe in the US diesel fuel costs more than regular. Well, every gas station I've ever been to, diesel was waaaaaaaay higher than regular.

[Tigerblade]

Originally Posted by gossipingrae

I was on the shuttle to class today, and I saw a price at the Uni-Mart for $2.89.

Yesterday, across the street from the little cafe i was in, is a BP. Yesterday regular gas was US$2.89. Today as I went past the same BP, regular was up to US$2.99. THAT'S THREE DOLLARS A FREAKIN GALLON!! This is one of those times i'm glad I dont have a car of my own to deal with and empty my wallet into. sure it's inconvenient to not be able to go anywhere i want whenever i want, but it's convenient to not have to dump $40 every so often.