Auto gas alternatives?

Question

Are there any other alternatives other than gasoline besides: a bike or walking? Paying $3.00 a gallon is outrageous. I know americans are spoiled but we drive more than most countries, why shouldn't we have more effiecient vehicels? Where are the alternative vehicles? Why did the electric/solor/hydrogen cars disappear?

Answer 1

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There are alternatives. Buy an electric car. You can get one as cheap as $5000.
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Here are some cheap ones. These are old gas cars - they had good bodies but bad engines - so the engines were removed and brand new electric drives installed:
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http://grassrootsev.com/convert.htm
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Also used electric cars can be bought here:
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http://www.austinev.org/evtradinpost/
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Now, the above are old technology electric cars. Electric cars based on new technology are coming, if they can get approved for American roads (over the protests of vested interests.)
Here's an interesting one, available next year. It gets 200 miles per charge, and costs $28500:
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http://www.milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html
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Driving electric is CHEAP. The electricity to power your EV is only about a penny per mile. Gasoline is around 10 cents per mile and rising. You don't have to be green to see the value in that.
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Answer 2

Popular Mechanics did an interesting article on alternative fuels a few months ago. Some of them cost so much as to make $3 a gallon look reasonable.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/2690341.html

The only reason mass produced electric cars appeared in the first place was California's Zero Emissions Vehicle law that required automakers to market them. When that law went away, so did GM's reason for building the EV1. There's still a few electric cars out there from niche companies.

But if you want a car alternative that gets 70 mpg, it's already out there - at your local motorcycle dealer.

Answer 3

I doubt it. If the financial gadget replaced into controled with the help of 'what's appropriate' and 'what's perfect of our environment', then it may ensue. however the motor vehicle and gasoline industries administration too lots. option gasoline components could require; a million) a great restructure of the gasoline distribution gadget; 2) new compatable automobiles; and 3) computerized recollects and replacements of all 'previous' automobiles. those 3 issues are fees that no person is keen to incur, so they're basically going keep going with the way issues are. Sorry to sound so cynical, yet I gave this various concept some years in the past and located that the employer factor replaced into basically too high priced.

Answer 4

well i don't know where you've been but some of the biggest car manufacturers are building some great gas/electric hybrid cars....we are talking like 65 miles per gallon....try Toyota prius Honda civic and i believe even the accord now ..if you need a little more power...do some research they are out there with years of research into the design of theses vehicles so the have made them very reliable and you don't have to plug it in!

Answer 5

They didn't disappear... but they are definitely not in the limelight. I agree there needs to be an alternative... hey Bush, let some other countries drive their cars too, we're not as "all-that" as we think in their eyes. My friend in Finland says there is a gas shortage there and newspapers are saying it is because US and UK are taking it all.

Answer 6

you can use a motorcycle, you still have to pay 3.00 a gallon but it is at most 5 instead of 10+.

Answer 7

Supply and demand.

As more people demand alternative cars, the supply will improve and price will come down.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Answer 8

sell your car, buy a diesel car or truck and cook lots of french fries because you can use what you cook your fries in to run your diesel vehicle... sounds tasty doesn't it.