Gas in the Birmingham, AL area is $1.359 for reg. unleaded at the local Chevron station. Considering gas at $1.359/gal and LGN @ $0.65/Gal who on the list is going to be the first to convert to LGN?? All the talk about a looming fuel crisis has everone trotting out their favorite conservation gadgets. Local gas company just demonstrated their LNG powered pick-um-up trucks. Just wondering who the brave sole will be. John Rodgers 88GL Driver Birmingham, AL Dan Nims wrote: > Our nearby ARCO AM/PM just raised the price of unleaded regular to 139.9. > It seems like a lot to pay, considering that for most of my adult life, gas > has been cheaper. When one reflects on just how useful this non-renewable > resource is (turn the key, drive away) the price is actually pretty > accessable. And when we address the importance petroleum products represent > to present day civilization....whoa! Very precious indeed. > > In America, putting a very high (50%) tax on gasoline to encourage > conservation would be an extremely tough sell. (who would vote for it? who > could survive an election after proposing it?) Answer: nobody > > Fantasy: Imagine driving a hydrogen powered Vanagon. High efficiency solar > panels on the roof power a converter to draw the fuel out of water! > > Dan Nims > 86 Vanagon GL > > Cheers! > > _______________________________________________________ > Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite > Visit http://freeworld.excite.com |
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