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Topic: Gas it up
captainfantastek Joined Wed 12/19/07 Posts: 84	Wed 03/05/08 07:41 AM
what are hybrid cars then? i thought they ran on electricity, not fuel? disclaimer, i've lived a sheltered life, i honestly don't know or i wouldnt' have asked Hybrids run both on Gasoline and Electricity. Improves gas mileage dramatically by gas engine shutting down when you are slowing down to stop at a light. When you are at idle or below a certain speed the engine runs electrically. When you accelerate and you reach a certain speed the gas engine kicks in again. Thats why when you see the mileage sticker on the car the city mileage is greater than highway mileage. The internal combustion engine is over 100 years old. Do you think with the technological progress we have made over 100 years a replacement has not been designed? Rubbish! Big business runs this country and oil and car makers do not want to re-tool their factories and refineries to produce alternative methods of transport and fuel. It's too costly for them.

Gumbyvs Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 2417	Wed 03/05/08 07:44 AM
And I'd bet big money that very few people on here know why the price of a barrel of oil is so high right now.

captainfantastek Joined Wed 12/19/07 Posts: 84	Wed 03/05/08 07:44 AM Edited by captainfantastek on Wed 03/05/08 07:48 AM
I once saw a documentary on a car manufacturer that makes cars that run on air pressure. When you drive the tank pressurizes with a built in compressor. Pretty cool.

chuck366 Joined Tue 10/16/07 Posts: 4666	Wed 03/05/08 07:45 AM
Do you think the Government, or private Corps, can come up with a new cheaper way to power our car, and trucks? Do you have any ideas? Then they wouldn t be able to tax us as much, never happen

captainfantastek Joined Wed 12/19/07 Posts: 84	Wed 03/05/08 07:46 AM
And I'd bet big money that very few people on here know why the price of a barrel of oil is so high right now. It's because some Sheik is feeling irregular.

Gumbyvs Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 2417	Wed 03/05/08 07:47 AM
And I'd bet big money that very few people on here know why the price of a barrel of oil is so high right now. It's because some Sheik is feeling irregular. That's a very minor reason.

captainfantastek Joined Wed 12/19/07 Posts: 84	Wed 03/05/08 07:52 AM
And I'd bet big money that very few people on here know why the price of a barrel of oil is so high right now. It's because some Sheik is feeling irregular. That's a very minor reason. Duhh!! lol

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Wed 03/05/08 07:53 AM
Too few refineries, the oil companies are not reinvesting refining & distribution, the are maxamizing profits for the short term. Is that the answer you are looking for?

Gumbyvs Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 2417	Wed 03/05/08 07:55 AM
The reason oil prices are so high, isn't because of the war or our government at all. The reason is China is buying up more and more oil, because its people are buying cars and industry is using more. I think they said by 2010, China will be importanting 2 times what the US imports in a year. Thus oil prices now are prolly gonna be the lowest we see for the rest of our life times.

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Wed 03/05/08 07:55 AM
Sorry re read that & I see I didn't answer the question you asked. I was refering to the price of gas, not a barrel of oil.

chuck366 Joined Tue 10/16/07 Posts: 4666	Wed 03/05/08 07:55 AM
How naive

ellgee1976 Joined Sat 10/28/06 Posts: 7296	Wed 03/05/08 07:56 AM
what are hybrid cars then? i thought they ran on electricity, not fuel? disclaimer, i've lived a sheltered life, i honestly don't know or i wouldnt' have asked Hybrids run both on Gasoline and Electricity. Improves gas mileage dramatically by gas engine shutting down when you are slowing down to stop at a light. When you are at idle or below a certain speed the engine runs electrically. When you accelerate and you reach a certain speed the gas engine kicks in again. Thats why when you see the mileage sticker on the car the city mileage is greater than highway mileage. The internal combustion engine is over 100 years old. Do you think with the technological progress we have made over 100 years a replacement has not been designed? Rubbish! Big business runs this country and oil and car makers do not want to re-tool their factories and refineries to produce alternative methods of transport and fuel. It's too costly for them. thank you, no one else replied...lol i've been informed, again, thanx ;)

Gumbyvs Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 2417	Wed 03/05/08 07:58 AM
Too few refineries, the oil companies are not reinvesting refining & distribution, the are maxamizing profits for the short term. Is that the answer you are looking for? Walmart buys in bulk to maximize profits, should we be mad at them as well? Companies are formed to make money, not lose it.

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Wed 03/05/08 07:58 AM
The high demand in countries like China & India that are rapidly growing industry. The oil companies are certainly going to make as much off this situation as they can, that is how business works.

adj4u Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 21254	Wed 03/05/08 07:59 AM
Do you think the Government, or private Corps, can come up with a new cheaper way to power our car, and trucks? Do you have any ideas? they already have remember the killing of the electric car in the 70s big oil has its claws in the govt and aint letting go without a fight

SuzinVA Joined Wed 04/25/07 Posts: 28730	Wed 03/05/08 08:00 AM
Too few refineries, the oil companies are not reinvesting refining & distribution, the are maxamizing profits for the short term. Is that the answer you are looking for? Walmart buys in bulk to maximize profits, should we be mad at them as well? Companies are formed to make money, not lose it. To play devil's advocate for the moment, I do agree that's the purpose of a business. However, ethically and morally speaking, what if their profits are good for them, but bad for society as a whole? Does that make it right?

Gumbyvs Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 2417	Wed 03/05/08 08:01 AM
The high demand in countries like China & India that are rapidly growing industry. The oil companies are certainly going to make as much off this situation as they can, that is how business works. But the problem is, China isn't going through american oil companies. So what they spend isn't going to US companies, thus has no impact on out economy, but higher gas prices.

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Wed 03/05/08 08:02 AM
Of course WalMart is all about making money, but the government should be all about protecting this country, & if they want to do bussiness in this country they should support American manufactures & workers. The consumers are demanding cheaper products & Wal Mart suppies them, but what is the real cost?

Gumbyvs Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 2417	Wed 03/05/08 08:05 AM
Too few refineries, the oil companies are not reinvesting refining & distribution, the are maxamizing profits for the short term. Is that the answer you are looking for? Walmart buys in bulk to maximize profits, should we be mad at them as well? Companies are formed to make money, not lose it. To play devil's advocate for the moment, I do agree that's the purpose of a business. However, ethically and morally speaking, what if their profits are good for them, but bad for society as a whole? Does that make it right? Walmart goes into small rural areas, sells the competition outta business, then when its no longer profitable, they up and leave. That's pretty harsh right there. But think about it, when I started driving, gas was a dollar a gallon. Now its 3 dollars a gallon 19 years later, with MANY new taxes added in. Cigarettes cost 75 cents a pack back then, and are over 4 bucks a pack now. Milk used to be 1.50 a gallon, now its over 3 bucks a gallon. Gas prices have moved up in price so much slower than almost any other good you can buy. So should we be mad at Cigarette companies(well moreso than most commies do already) and dairy farmers?

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Wed 03/05/08 08:12 AM
This is true. I am too slow others are doing a good job of posting what I am thinking. I believe that way to control your gas bill is to drive something more efficent & drive less. I try , but I am addictted to my car. I drive for entertainment. I don't smoke, drink, or shop, I drive. It is the only thing that clams my nerves.