05-01-2002, 07:19 PM
Quote:alternative fuel vehicles won't get off the ground
Alternate fuel won't get off the ground because corporate america WONT LET IT. There have alternate fuel proposals for decades that went away quietly. Methanol, electric, etc... Why? Because the powers that be among the big car companies are too reliant on their current production systems and big OIL companies stand to collapse financially if the dependancy on fuel dimishes. There was a story a while back that Exxon, Mobil, Shell and other US oil companies have bought the patent and production rights to alternate fuel types with the sole intention of never producing them. Why? Why would you shoot your cow when you can milk it forever.
It's only now that the Ford, Honda, Chyrsler, GM, etc... are exploring alternate fuel vehicles because they're figuring out that the US can rely on the middle east for much longer. As a side note: according to government statistics, the middle east only produces 30% of the fuel consumed in the US. The other 70% come from other sources.
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