The radio is saying that we can expect to be paying $1.50 / Litre = $5.65 / gal US. by next summer 2011, this will result in an increase of $681.- / year for me. not much of a problem that i can see. If I get to my objectives for ecomodding for the year it will only cost me $388.- / year more than the year before, I drive 30000km/year [18750m/yr]. This is in the land of the tar sands Alberta Canada. I can see the TV images next summer of some person filling up there gas guzzeler and complaining that the government should do some thing about those price gauging oil companies. after all don't we have a right to cheep fuel? When I ask myself at what price would I change my driving habits it would be at $5.-/Litre, = $18.85.-/gal. US. I suspect others would change sooner. at $5.-/L, driving 30000km/year, at average 3.5L/100km consumption, would use 1050 Litre at a cost of $5250.-/year, which is still less than many people pay today! What do I plan to do when this comes to pass? build/modify myself a recumbent hybrid [human power/petrolium power]terratrik with a 50cc honda GC50 at 2.5bhp, that gets better than 250mpg and do as little driving as posible, in the winter. I would use 75 gal /year at a price of $1413.75 / year.
