SPLN SUX Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Mercedes is pulling all gasoline cars from thier line up in the next 7 yrs. http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecogeek/603/mercedes-to-cut-petroleum-out-of-lineup-by-2015.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXRAntwon Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Ill believe it when I see it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 i am a big fan of this. kudos, benz. now go make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Ill believe it when I see it... Mercedes ALWAYS gets it done... thats why they are Mercedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyall86 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Mercedes ALWAYS gets it done... thats why they are Mercedes. Does Volvo get it done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Does Volvo get it done? http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/03/14/volvo-officially-announces-swedish-plug-in-hybrid-development-pr/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Wow, that's pretty crazy. Mercedes has set the standards before though so I expect others to follow soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach1647545520 Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 That's tight yo... Hopefully more people start to join in on gasoline free vehicles. Save more gas for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 cool, good to see more companies at least looking in the right direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 i wonder how this will effect gas prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted July 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 i wonder how this will effect gas prices. It shouldnt. Gas is exspensive becasue our dollar is worthless. Gas and everything else goes up, the more our dollar tanks. England pays only 2.60EUR/ gallon of gasoline... but 1EUR is valued at $1.57 Gas is the same price everywhere... it just seems inflated because our money isnt backed worth a shit... and this latest brilliant plan to print an extra $600 bucks for all tax payers made it even worse. Now we have even more money floating around that isnt backed by anyhting. Watch this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEsEvb1WsIY&NR=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 It shouldnt. Gas is exspensive becasue our dollar is worthless. Gas and everything else goes up, the more our dollar tanks. England pays only 2.60EUR/ gallon of gasoline... but 1EUR is valued at $1.57 Gas is the same price everywhere... it just seems inflated because our money isnt backed worth a shit... and this latest brilliant plan to print an extra $600 bucks for all tax payers made it even worse. Now we have even more money floating around that isnt backed by anyhting. Watch this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEsEvb1WsIY&NR=1 The value of the dollar isn't the whole story. Here's something from my financial advisors newsletter: Who is responsible for this mess? If you listen to the Congressional hearings and the politicians they are blaming the oil companies one day then the speculators the next. Hogwash – the main culprit is Congress. They have had decades to address the problem and any proposals for solutions were ignored, missed or deliberately blocked. Instead of looking for someone to “blame” Congress needs to take a lesson in Economics 101 so that they could understand the concept of supply and demand. Here are some interesting facts according to the Department of Energy: * Today total global consumption of oil is 85.2 million barrels PER DAY. * In 2000 the world only consumed 76.3 million barrels. * The United States, which makes up roughly 4% of the world’s population, consumes 21 million barrels per day – about a quarter of the planet’s oil. * As recently as 1973, imports made up 36% of our total oil use; today, imports are two-thirds of our 21-million-barrell-a-day oil habit, and climbing fast. Final fact, as pointed out by Investor’s Business Daily: One of the oil business’s dirty secrets is that only 6% of all reserves are controlled by investor-owned oil companies such as those demonized by Congress. The rest are controlled by governments, one way or another. And 11 of the 15 largest oil companies are government-owned. Government is the problem, not “Big Oil.” In the supply-and-demand category we have to realize the U.S. does consume a lot of oil. But for the first time in history we are seeing other countries like China and India growing and emulating our love affair with the automobile. Before we start feeling bad for ourselves we have to remember what other parts of the world pay for gasoline. I was in Holland last year and was amazed at how many people rode bicycles. In reading an article in yesterday’s Sunday Times I discovered gasoline in Holland sells for more than $10 a gallon, with $5.57of that going to taxes. At $10 per gallon the bike seems like a better alternative. Even in Britain, which has substantial North Sea oil production, gasoline sells for $8.71 a gallon. Ouch… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted July 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I already see that last article as unreliable... British are paying $4.08... not $8.71. Thats HALF of what this guy is writing... something is seriously wrong with his facts. Also, as far as only 6% of the reserves being oil controlled.. that may be true, BUT about 90% of the worlds reserves are in areas that have been made illegal to drill in... so really, nobody is taping into them, nobody conrtols them... so inreality, oil companies own the majority of drillable oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie84 Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I already see that last article as unreliable... British are paying $4.08... not $8.71. Thats HALF of what this guy is writing... something is seriously wrong with his facts. Also, as far as only 6% of the reserves being oil controlled.. that may be true, BUT about 90% of the worlds reserves are in areas that have been made illegal to drill in... so really, nobody is taping into them, nobody conrtols them... so inreality, oil companies own the majority of drillable oil. What are you talking about? People in UK does pay around $8.70 for a gallon. Maybe you are thinking pounds rather than US dollar? http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/gas1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Rex Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I already see that last article as unreliable... British are paying $4.08... not $8.71. Thats HALF of what this guy is writing... something is seriously wrong with his facts. Also, as far as only 6% of the reserves being oil controlled.. that may be true, BUT about 90% of the worlds reserves are in areas that have been made illegal to drill in... so really, nobody is taping into them, nobody conrtols them... so inreality, oil companies own the majority of drillable oil. Its 4.08 a liter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_Nick Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Interesting. I'm curious to see if they go through with this on time/at all. Be a good step in the right direction if they can pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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