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The amount of recoverable oil left on the planet is not the real issue.
The real issue is our pitiful designs that allow us to continue to waste 80% of the energy content of each gallon of fuel we consume. It's especially pitiful when we have the capability to decrease that waste to 60% fairly easily and in a short period of time. Even as poor as 60% waste would double our average MPG, something demonstrated by many here daily.
While the successful implementation of truly revolutionary vehicle designs seems to be far in the future, the reality is there are many who will resist any dramatic change, out of fear that they would loose their economic security. Such short sightedness is always very harmful, and in the long run the "if man was meant to fly he would have wings" mentality will possibly destroy this planet.
I am not a "Greenatic" by the longest stretch of the imagination you could ever imagine.
I just despise waste.
regards
Mech
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