we have 1.40 Euros/liter or a bit less right now with 1.45 after hurricane Kathrina - so with 1.30US$/Euro 2US$/liter this is about reality for us. And yes, most of the cars here are more fuel-efficient than US-cars - but do not forget European gas has more octane power. My car is a Renault Scenic (kind of mini-van) with enough space for a family of two adults and two children. I need 6-7.5 liters for 100 km when I drive outside the city and stay below 140 km/h I need about 8-9 liters in city-traffic and 10-11 if I drive really fast (160-190 km/h - remember there is no general speed limit on German "Autobahn"). My car has a 1.6 liter engine 16V and has 107 horsepowers. Some small cars stay below 3.5l/100km.
Hybride and O2-cars are in production and already on the roads but the gas stations are not too many. Germany tries to make more energy with "renewable sources" like wind and waterpower - some solar-power-plants too, but not too many. If I remember right, Bavaria is close to 10% with renewable energies.
In the US you semm to have quite some potential
methane from Texas (make money/enegy out of bullshit...)
heat from inside the earth in Yellowstone
waterpower near the great lakes, in the Rocky mountains and from the tide-differences at the sea-shores
wind-power from large rotor-parks in the sea (out of sight)
maybe in the south: ethanol from sugar...
some developments were bought and patented by the large gas-industrial players. BP advertises with "Beyond Petrol" over here. I guess they will make lots of money with gas - and when there is stagnation or less consumption they will come up with attractive alternatives right out of the drawer...
Andreas
Hybride and O2-cars are in production and already on the roads but the gas stations are not too many. Germany tries to make more energy with "renewable sources" like wind and waterpower - some solar-power-plants too, but not too many. If I remember right, Bavaria is close to 10% with renewable energies.
In the US you semm to have quite some potential
methane from Texas (make money/enegy out of bullshit...)
heat from inside the earth in Yellowstone
waterpower near the great lakes, in the Rocky mountains and from the tide-differences at the sea-shores
wind-power from large rotor-parks in the sea (out of sight)
maybe in the south: ethanol from sugar...
some developments were bought and patented by the large gas-industrial players. BP advertises with "Beyond Petrol" over here. I guess they will make lots of money with gas - and when there is stagnation or less consumption they will come up with attractive alternatives right out of the drawer...
Andreas