fuel prices

The Worlds economy and survival depends on Oil production.

Now I'm not one for conspiracy theories but it makes you wonder if the fuel companies are quietly sitting on an alternative technology for fuel for the eventual day the oil runs out.

If you actually sit and think how much that would shake up the planet, its quite scary.

Originally Posted by DanDare

The Worlds economy and survival depends on Oil production.

Now I'm not one for conspiracy theories but it makes you wonder if the fuel companies are quietly sitting on an alternative technology for fuel for the eventual day the oil runs out.

If you actually sit and think how much that would shake up the planet, its quite scary.

I dont reckon the oil compaines are activtily sitting on alternative fuels, i mean how much would that sort of technology be worth on the open market.
Even if they came out with the solution to the internal combustion engine tommorw the western world is still going to be dependent on oil for the next 20odd years and the develpoing world for a lot longer than that.

Saying that i bet there not investing much into renewable, just enough for the adverts and shareholders to belive they are actually trying.

I heard the UK has the cheapest fuel pre-tax of any western country, does anyone know if this is true or not.

Originally Posted by kinesin

One positive side effect of high oil prices is that everyone's pension funds should be doing better, as the oil businesses get their stock price pushed higher, and return better dividends back into the major pension fund holders.

Pah! That's if you have a pension. My last employer, civ eng company Wrekin Group plc in Telford, cheated me out of mine. Oh yeah, petrol price - just as well the commute's only 3 miles.

Cor...Morrisons petrol was 92p per litre last Friday and now it's 95p per litre.

Is this why we invade countries? For more expensive petrol?

If it goes on like this, I may have to ride my bike instead of using the car

[Gazza77]

I want to know why I can't mix & match the car & the bike....... 50+mpg with 9k service intervals & tyres that last 20k!

Originally Posted by Gazza77

I want to know why I can't mix & match the car & the bike....... 50+mpg with 9k service intervals & tyres that last 20k!

been done,

the gilera runner was the result

Originally Posted by Gazza77

I want to know why I can't mix & match the car & the bike....... 50+mpg with 9k service intervals & tyres that last 20k!

I tried that ... it went a bit wrong, I've ended up with a car that does 20mpg (On a good day), service intervals of 4,500 miles and tyres that last about the same :P

Fun though

To some extent fuel/car/energy companies *are* sitting on technology, not because they're evil and out to rule the world (though some give that impression) but more because it's easy to go with what's already there. We have oil, lots of things use oil, let's keep it that way until we have to change. Basic human laziess... plus currently they have control. Change to fuel cells, solar power, etc. and you open it up to new competitors... they don't have to risk that and they don't have to change, not yet, so they won't.

The price of oil is going to go up and up.

China and India are using huge amounts which never happened before...so there will always be strong demand.

It is said that if Iran is attacked...oil will be super dooper pricey.

A litre will cost more than the car it's put in

Originally Posted by The Basket

It is said that if Iran is attacked...oil will be super dooper pricey.

A litre will cost more than the car it's put in

Already does with my car.