Gas prices climbing with no end in sight

[Mr. Bond]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/22/gas.prices/index.html

[experiment626]

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing---after they've tried everthing else." Sir Winston Churchill . With oil at $117 a barrel and gas getting ready to hit $4 a gal. you have to wonder if people are finally ready to get serious about conservation and alternative fuels.

[Mr. Bond]

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing-after they've tried everthing else." Sir Winston Churchill .With oil at $117 a barrel and gas getting ready to hit $4 a gal. you have to wonder if people are finally ready to get serious about conservation and alternative fuels.

You do have to wonder though; with the lack of a true alternative fuel "plan" in the US, what other options do people have? They have to go to work/school/home; perhaps more carpooling?

[experiment626]

I don't think it will be any one answer.I think wind,solar,and nuclear(yes nuclear) will all play a part while ethanol(from sugar & alge,not corn) combined with newer,improved Lithium-Ion Batteries will meet alot of consumer's personal driving needs.The biggest problem our nation faces is not so much technology,it's political leadership.Our President should be the one setting the agenda,and crafting a long-term solution for our nation.Congress is way too divided to do anything without the President's leadership.

[amkls704]

Well Honda is debuting that FCX Clarity this summer. The only thing that sucks about fuel cell cars right now is since there aren't many places to "fuel/charge" up, you're very limited as to where you can drive it before you're screwed and can't recharge or get back.

I think that's why they're only making them available in specific locations across southern California at first.

[experiment626]

The main challenge with alternative-fuel vehicles: the supply network to recharge/refuel them.That's where electricty has the big advantage.There's already an electric grid in place most everywhere.I'm worried that we're wasting too much money on pork-barrel based corn ethanol projects.

[EPVQ30]

luckily for me, i fill up once a month.
with the summer here i guess i will be inline skating to work, or biking it.
i live about 4 miles from work.

[Mr. Bond]

luckily for me, i fill up once a month.
with the summer here i guess i will be inline skating to work, or biking it.
i live about 4 miles from work.

Not a bad commute. Myself, on the other hand - different story. I fill up at least once every five or so days.

[EPVQ30]

Not a bad commute. Myself, on the other hand - different story. I fill up at least once every five or so days.

that aint right, can you bus or train it... we are going to have to adjust to the reality of things.... and that is high gas prices..doh!

[EPVQ30]

gas is 3.45 a gallon down the st from me. scary

[WorldIRC]

I wish it were $3.45. It's about $4.20 here!

[crocket]

I wish it were $3.45. It's about $4.20 here!I wish it was $4.20 a gallon, Brian it is more like $4.58 a gallon and that's assuming that our dollar is at par! :)

[EPVQ30]

it's going to shoot thru the roof in a month or two when it get real hot outside.

[DRC72]

We're averaging $3.69 a gallon for regular here in CT.

[neilson]

Hey Levon, THANKS.

[neilson]

You do have to wonder though; with the lack of a true alternative fuel "plan" in the US, what other options do people have? They have to go to work/school/home; perhaps more carpooling?

If we have to put ourselves at the mercy of public transit, they better be mandated by law to be non-union and never go on strike. Otherwise, we'll all suffer like Toronto is this weekend.

[EPVQ30]

i will be filling up this coming saturday.
going to run me some bucks right there.

[Himself™]

We went down 0.5c to 122.2ltr this morning!

[crocket]

Gas is 121.8 litre at the Pioneer Station near my house this morning!

[Himself™]

I think we are at 119.3 this morning.

[Peaches]

Granted, spending less on gas wasn't my reasoning behind it.. But this is another reason I'm happy that I have a hybrid. Yay for 37mpg. :p

[riel]

Sweet it went from 122 to 119 today.

[RyanM]

Yeah, its been $3.999 here for a week now, some stations are over that mark.

My last fillup was @ $3.999 a few days ago, my next one will be 5/2/08 should be @ $3.999 also, if im lucky.

60-120+ miles a day @ 15mpg city 20-ish mpg hwy is not fun on the pocket.

[DRC72]

We're getting close to 4$ a gallon here....

[letsgoflyers81]

It's not fun having a car that requires premium, but hey... what can ya do? While I don't like the idea of paying $3.90 for gas, I see it as a good thing eventually. I think it'll take ever-increasing gas prices to get America to wake up and end its dependency on (foreign) oil. What's the incentive to get alternative fuels working practically if gas is cheap? Hybrids are a good first step, but what we need are affordable and practical electric cars, and eventually hydrogen.

[Hans Moleman]

It's not fun having a car that requires premium, but hey... what can ya do? While I don't like the idea of paying $3.90 for gas, I see it as a good thing eventually. I think it'll take ever-increasing gas prices to get America to wake up and end its dependency on (foreign) oil. What's the incentive to get alternative fuels working practically if gas is cheap? Hybrids are a good first step, but what we need are affordable and practical electric cars, and eventually hydrogen.

Good ol "Foreign" Canadian oil... I'm glad I don't have a vehicle, $1.26/litre ($4.76/gallon) in Canada for our own oil is just wrong, but everything has gone up in price, food, clothing, electronics

[JwY]

I'd be able to stand it more if public transit wasn't so bad.

[EPVQ30]

last time i filled up was 2 weeks ago.
i still have half a tank, but will be filling up today again.
i'm scared.

[WorldIRC]

Good ol "Foreign" Canadian oil... I'm glad I don't have a vehicle, $1.26/litre ($4.76/gallon) in Canada for our own oil is just wrong, but everything has gone up in price, food, clothing, electronics

Don't we sell our oil and then rebuy it?

[CoRuPt]

I filled up a few days ago at $4.10/gallon. around 10 gallons for $40~

[fonebrkr]

$3.49 a gallon for my 4x4, $91 to fill it...
$3.69 a gallon for my bike, $18 to fill it...
not that I needed a reason, but much more ridin time here.:cool:

[Irish Rose]

Gas is $3.69/gallon where I live. I just paid $55.00, to fill my car up on Monday.

[crocket]

I paid a $1.19 a litre for gas today!

[BigSho]

thank god we have Giant Eagle Grocery store's here.
For every $50 you spend there (on anything, including gift cards to other stores) you get 10 cents off per gallon of gas you pump at their Get Go gas stations. although there is a 30 gallon limit per fill up.

Everything i buy in stores now is paid for by gift cards bought at giant eagle.

I usually save all my discounts till i reach $3 in savings per gallon then go fill up the 12 gallon tank in my saturn, and four 2 gallon gas cans.

[Himself™]

I paid a $1.19 a litre for gas today!

We're still sitting at 120.4ltr, sa,e as the past few days.

[TelecomZombie]

Nice Thinking BigSho!

[eimajuno]

I agree that gas is getting ridiculous but I think the US needs more small diesels like europe. They get better gas mileage than the hybrids available here and are more eco friendly. Personally, I think this whole green things is B.S. but I do want to save money at the pump. Biodiesel can be made from used veggie oil to run the car. Cant get much cleaner than that imo. Better than a hybrid with those batteries.

[EPVQ30]

the smart is starting to become more and more popular.

[amkls704]

Dah! Gas is $4.05 a gallon today. JERKS!

[Meet Lucas]

I'm currently about 40 miles from my work. Therefore, I drive about 80 miles daily. Not to mention, wanting to drop by someone elses house for a while. I tend to look at it like this; Europe has been paying $10+ per gallon for quite sometime now, and the U.S. has had a break. It doesn't matter how much gas prices rise, we still need it, and will still continue to pay.

I can't wait for European automobile companies to start sending their diesel engine vehicles.

[orangejello727]

$1.25 a litre today.

$1.25 * 3.8 = $4.75 A gallon. Still cheaper in the US

[crocket]

I paid 1.24 a litre for gas today!

[Himself™]

We went down to 122.3, but I expect it to go up in a couple hours.

[EPVQ30]

gas is pushing 4 usd a gallon here woohoo!
i love it.

[Himself™]

We have been sitting at 126.8ltr for the past couple days, that's about $4.80 for a US gallon I believe.

[EPVQ30]

We have been sitting at 126.8ltr for the past couple days, that's about $4.80 for a US gallon I believe.


holy macarel how do poor people do it!
oh, i'm poor, i just don't drive that much.

[crocket]

Gas is 1.27 a litre today where i live!

[GoldWyvern]

when it comes up to $300 a barrel, then it's The End of The World!

[Himself™]

Gas is 1.27 a litre today where i live!

Just went up to 128.3ltr this morning :eek:

[crocket]

Just went up to 128.3ltr this morning :eek:I paid 128.8 a litre today, Now I wish I had bought my wife a smart car!

[TelecomZombie]

Saw a station priced @ 129.6 cents litre this morning! Price will be 130.oo by next week.

Gas is 5 pounds a gallon in England so don't complain.

[Notorious0601]

TZ, it's CAN$1.38 where I live.

[Himself™]

I paid 128.8 a litre today, Now I wish I had bought my wife a smart car!

That's where we are this morning, 128.8. A little higher each day :hehehe:

[crocket]

The pioneer station around the corner from me is 1.29 a litre this morning!

[Notorious0601]

$1.39 today.

[Himself™]

We've dropped down to 127.4 for now, but at 4:#0am that will jump up a little no doubt.

[Josue]

OMG

This prices are killing me! I cant really do much, gas in my town is $4.20 :tisktisk:

very mad:mad:

[crocket]

Gas at the local Pioneer station was 128.3 a litre today!

[Mr. Bond]

$4.05 here...