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The Price of Gas - the begining of change ( excerpts- News) This is what the auto production looked like in the following years: 1990: China produced 509,242 vehicles U.S. produced 9,782,997 vehicles Japan produced 13,486,796 vehicles 2000: China produced 2,069,069 vehicles U.S. produced 12,799,857 vehicles Japan produced 10,140,796 vehicles Now is where China comes on board big time. In 2011, China produced 18,418,876 vehicles. The U.S. produced only 8,653,560 vehicles. According to People's Daily Online, a Chinese news organization, in 2012, the number of registered private cars reached 53.08 million units by the end of 2012. This was up 22.8% from a year earlier! In essence, without increases in oil production on a per capita basis, with China's relentless demand for gasoline to fuel vehicles, supply is going to be tight and thus, prices are going to remain elevated and likely head higher in U.S. dollar terms in the years ahead. Demand for gasoline in the United States has collapsed and it's not improving, especially on a per capita basis. More fuel efficient cars is one thing, but "I can't afford the gas" is another and more influential factor in our collapse in gasoline consumption. Just last year, in 2012, we shuttered four refineries, taking the total operable refineries down from 148 to 144. The United States had 301 operable refineries in 1982. What's an American Driver to do? Start with your own vehicles you currently drive. Make sure you get the best gas mileage you can get on the vehicle you drive. Consider Electric Cars. This list includes cars made by General Motors (GM), Ford (F), Honda Motor (HMC) and Toyota (TM). Second, given this circumstance, it makes sense to begin to look at the alternative car companies like Tesla Motors (TSLA), which manufactures electric vehicles. (end news) Reduce the size of vehicles by more promotion of the smaller vehicles with the smaller engines. The Era and Passion of the "Muscle Car" is in its last phase, it is no longer going to be the "token choice it once was", Efficiency, aerodynamics and electric power will become a new standard, along with the rise in " Quick Charge Stations" and the development of vehicles that generate power by its own motion to recharge the system. More Refineries will go off-line and the re-investment in public transportation will become more mainstream across the U.S. the design and re-design of cities is already undertaking a different structure when it comes to transportation routes and navigation systems.  By the year 2040 landscape of America and the Automobile will be far different than what we know today. Navigation sensors will replace the lane marker, and satellite navigation programming will be standard, and roadway surface will become to improve in composition materials. Recycle materials will be more and more utilized in road-building. A combination of rail system and tracks will be built for Heavy Transport of goods, along with improvements in how trains are utilized to move goods via a combination of underground channels into a more computer managed system of goods transport unit controls. Transport Trucks and Passenger vehicles will no longer share the same roadways. Roads are too expensive under the current modeling, along with the petro fuel consumption is on the down slide as to being the dominant source of transportation energy... |
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Good to see you posting again.  Yes, I can imagine it would be gridlock to an extreme degree.
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