Rising gas prices do little to dent driving habits

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I love driving. I'd drive even if the price of gas hit $10 / gallon.

assume:

$10/gallon

20mpg vehicle

1000 mile trip

1000miles/20mpg = 50 gal

50 gal x $10 = $500

For $500 you can haul yourself, several people and lots of gear. Much cheaper than flying.

[mawilson 2,133]

Driving a 20mpg convertible for 1000 miles at $10 / gallon: $500

The pleasure of driving with the wind in your hair: PRICELESS

[JelloShotGirl 0]

it does affect driving habits everytime the gas hits $3.00 the roads and stores are empty on weekends and stuff no one goes anywhere

[eric&gen 0]

High gas prices are not stopping me from doing my normal daily driving.

[Niels Bohr 72]

There's a Washington D.C. coalition against foreign oils that consists of former CIA director, presidential administration, etc... that is working on a solution to abandon reliance on foreign oils since it funding nations that is indirectly sponsoring terrorism, and making other nations who hate America more wealth.

A hydrogen car gives approximately 100 mpg. Only one exist in the US and under experimental stages from GM. It costs about 1 million dollars. The test is in California. They have a large area of solar cells use to separate oxygen from hydrogen at the tank fill up station. However, it takes a lot of time to separate the two elements using electrolysis. The car works. The feasibility of applying it to a national scale is nearly impossible due to scarcity of land for solar cells.

MIT have come up with a new solar cell module that is approximately 75% efficient. The problem is that it's not consistent with that efficiency since 75% was the highest efficiency obtained under experimental conditions. If we will adapt, we must find other methods to harvest the tremendous energy from the sun.

Edited April 22, 2007 by consolemaster

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

A hydrogen car gives approximately 100 mpg. Only one exist in the US and under experimental stages from GM. It costs about 1 million dollars. The test is in California. They have a large area of solar cells use to separate oxygen from hydrogen at the tank fill up station. However, it takes a lot of time to separate the two elements using electrolysis. The car works. The feasibility of applying it to a national scale is nearly impossible due to scarcity of land for solar cells.

Range is a problem with hydrogen cars

BMW had a fleet of hydrogen cars in 2000. GM has 1 now?

"Yesterday, BMW announced its hydrogen-powered 7 Series sedan would be loaned out to everyday drivers to test the new technology’s real-world abilities. Other companies, like Honda, have done pilot programs with their hydrogen-powered vehicles, but with extremely limited testing of one or two cars. BMW will loan a fleet of 100 Hydrogen 7s to prospective users in the U.S. and Europe in the first half of 2007. "

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2006/11/bmw_hydrogen.html

[Niels Bohr 72]

Hmm....Now that you mentioned it, I forgot which manufacturer. I do know a hydrogen car works since I recall reading it in an IEEE Journal. My specialty is not in cars so I didn't really take note the importance of it.