*******Official ATOT GAS thread*******

[Xylitol]

Amazin how gas went up to 6 bucks a gallon in Hurricane Central

 

[ai42]

Originally posted by: Xylitol
Amazin how gas went up to 6 bucks a gallon in Hurricane Central

Supply vs. Demand of course some bleeding heart will cry price gouging.

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: ai42

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: ai42

Originally posted by: Arkitech
Can you imagine what its going to be like this winter? The cost of heating a house will be astronomical. A few questions:

Can't Bush do anything to stem the rising prices?

Why are oil companies experiencing issues with refineries? In almost every major utility industry (phone, electric, etc..) the goverment forces companies to reinvest into their infrastructures why has'nt this been the case with the oil industry?

At what point do you think there will be a backlash against the rising fuel prices?

Bush can only do so much he isn't a genie. They just passed a new energy policy that won't take effect for several years. And the strategic oil reserve is finite and won't last forever.

Oil companies are having issues with refineries because that is life and stuff goes wrong sometimes. Also most refineries have been running at 100% capacity for quite a long time and people get tired and make mistakes etc.

If I'm not mistaken oil companies are required to put money into more infrastructure. And from my understanding there are several proposals to build new refineries but the government permits and such needed to make one is insane and takes years to even get approval for.

backlash? Maybe people will start buying more fuel efficent cars? I wish.

I don't know man, I don't think this situation is the public's fault. I remember watching a special some years ago about a company that tried to introduce a vehicle that was more fuel effecient and just overall better built. As I recall the company and the man behind it were really literally ran right out of the market. And taking it a step further if the goverment were truly concerned about the environment and the eventual problems associated with rising fuel costs measures could have been put into place many years ago to at least "try" and head off this problem. But like most things in this world as long as profits can be made, the logical choices are often overlooked.

While the government does have some say in things they only have so much power. People buy cars based on how cool it looks and how fast it goes. Since when is a Honda Insight cool? Fuel efficency is not something Americans are big on. Look at car threads on ATOT and there are mostly supercars and cars/trucks which huge oversized engines. Part of it has to do with government regulations as well. We have very strict emissions laws that make it hard for a diesel car possible. In the UK there are loads of diesel cars from every manufactuer due to it's inherient fuel efficency. Perhaps with rising energy costs fuel efficency will be shoved down the throats of those who swear by their SUVs. And it can be argued that taking profits is logical and good for everyone.

People also buy cars based on marketing and most automobile manufactureres are'nt marketing fuel effecient vehicles. In fact the few that do claim to be fuel effecient are'nt always saving much fuel. Consumer Reports recently tested a few of the fuel efficient vehicle offerings and found that many of the cars with that description really did'nt save the amount of gas they claimed to. Like I said before this country is for the most part run by greed, as long as profits can be made the smarter more intelligent alternative will almost always get pushed to the rear. Look at the FDA, they approve thousands of drugs to cure things that can be resolved with cheaper alternatives such as herbs and healthy foods. It's' all about the money these days

 

[DivideBYZero]

I do not approve of this thread. :|

 

[captains]

the gas i had last night could of killed a horse but wont run a car....whats up wit dat

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I do not approve of this thread. :|

EXACTLY take it

to politics and NEWS

 

[Anubis]

seeing as this is the official thread ill just post this

today as of 2 hours ago Gas in boston still isnt that bad and you can get regular for LESS THEN 3$ A GALLON

this is intown also, there are 2 gas stations behind fenway, where you can get on storrow, a Shell and a Sonoco

Shells prices
$3.09
$3.16
$3.25

Sonocos
$2.99
$3.09
$3.15

so IN THE CITY you can still get it for less then 3$ a gallon, drive your ass a mile or so out of the city and it goes down