$2.08 a gallon. What do you have?

[utgrad73]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTillIDie

Gas prices wouldn't be an issue if the asshole car companies would release cars that could get over 100+ MPG. I fail to believe that there isn't the technology to accomplish such a MPG rating now.

A second company promises 100 mpg engine | Green Tech - CNET News.com

We'll have to wait until 2011. Unless big oil decides they're not rich enough yet.

[BuckeyeMac]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTillIDie

Gas prices wouldn't be an issue if the asshole car companies would release cars that could get over 100+ MPG. I fail to believe that there isn't the technology to accomplish such a MPG rating now.

I agree. Give us 100mpg cars and I'll be happy

[utgrad73]

toledoblade.com -- Maumee firm builds prototype of electric vehicle

Like the Alias, the NMG has two wheels in the front for steering, and a wheel in the rear that drives the car. Its fiber-glass body is hand-shaped and is available in a wide variety of colors, and the vehicle retails for $36,000. However, while it can travel at highway speeds, its range is limited to about 30 miles because it relies on more traditional batteries, according to the company's Web site, meyersmotors.com

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[martinss01]

Originally Posted by fourteenandoh

can i ask why? do you think they want to price everyone out of the market and force the world to find alternatives?

thats the whole point now isn't it? of course they don't want to price their goods higher than their customers can afford. so with that in mind, logically if they the producers had the ability to affect price change they would. we know full well they can increase production. so if production could be increased, yet it would have little to no effect on prices... clearly this is not a supply and demand issue. atleast not a supply of oil as it were.

Originally Posted by mstevmac

Gas won't be $5 for a while yet. But I did hear $4.50 by July 4th. I would expect $5 by the end of July/early August.

it'll hit 4.50 around the fourth and some places may see 5. but it won't happen in ohio. after the 4th prices should settle back down to where there are now. with the exception of natural disasters or accidents, the 4th should be about as bad as it will get.

Originally Posted by jwinslow

Crippling the economy, causing oil prices to skyrocket to $7-10+ per gallon. Not a very smart plan.

yep, we are actually going to see our reliance on the trucking industry decrease rapidly over the next 10 years. rail is going to get a huge boost from all of this. trucking is likely going to become a local business.

Originally Posted by Sdgobucks

The reason the economy exploded at the start of WWII, is that the government created demand.

exactly right. during wwII we lost countless aircraft, tanks, ships, light armored vehicles not to mention the new designs that were coming out every other day. you name it, we need millions of units built immediately. we really haven't had a war like that since. more gruesome in the whole betterment for the economy, a massive influx of jobs was created by a couple million american men not actually being in america. this continued after the war ended because so many didn't come back. war in and of itself doesn't spur the economy. large bloody destructive wars spur the economy.

[Bucky Katt]

Originally Posted by martinss01

yep, we are actually going to see our reliance on the trucking industry decrease rapidly over the next 10 years. rail is going to get a huge boost from all of this. trucking is likely going to become a local business.

It will be interesting to see how the current rail infrastructure will be able to handle the increasing loads and how much the prices shipping will jump. The cost of rail is absolutely insane right now. There's a 6-month waiting period on new rail and relay rail has tripled in price over the last couple years, and it is becoming increasingly scarce these days. Scrap rail was selling for $150/ton early last year. Now it's upwards of $550/ton.

Obviously, this isn't the largest component of the price, but I'm curious as to just how much the rates are going to jump.

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by Bucky Katt

It will be interesting to see how the current rail infrastructure will be able to handle the increasing loads and how much the prices shipping will jump. The cost of rail is absolutely insane right now. There's a 6-month waiting period on new rail and relay rail has tripled in price over the last couple years, and it is becoming increasingly scarce these days. Scrap rail was selling for $150/ton early last year. Now it's upwards of $550/ton.

Obviously, this isn't the largest component of the price, but I'm curious as to just how much the rates are going to jump.

directly tied to metal prices also, which are tied to oil.

youd know better than me but how much more rail capacity do we have?