Gas prices continue to surge and oil companies are making hugh profits but where is the media outcry?
2007-03-29 02:53:10 · 11 answers · asked by jfmcg 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
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It is being manufactured right now for fleet customers like PG&E. If sales go well, it will be made available to individuals next year. Cost is $45,000 for hand-built cars, and this cost will fall considerably when factory production becomes feasible.
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http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car
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Then you can SMILE as you drive past gas stations (like I do.)
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2007-03-30 04:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by apeweek 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why complain, it does no good? Where I live it is $2.65 a gallon and since the prices keep going up, I have had to re-figure my monthly budget to accommodate the high gas prices. I would love to complain but there is nothing I can do about it so why waste my breath? I'll need the energy to work a 2nd job so I can afford to survive :-)
2007-03-29 02:59:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you live, but here in South-eastern Florida, there is a front page story almost every day re the increasing prices. Many radio stations have "alerts" listing the local gas stations in a tri county area that have the lowest prices. I just paid 2.69/gallon for "regular" yesterday, which is high, but beats the 3.13 per gallon of last summer.
2007-03-29 02:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just let me know which companies are allowed to make profits and which aren't.
Were you pushing for higher gas prices when the oil companies were losing money?
2007-03-29 03:01:49 · answer #4 · answered by pmk 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just my own political opinion, but I think that GWB has been raising gas prices to extreme levels, then lowering them back down to marginally less extreme levels to make people think of the less extreme levels as normal. He is therefore able to continue raising the price and keep people thinking that it is normal.
2007-03-29 03:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by - Tudor Gothic Serpent - 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We've all realized that there isn't a damn thing we can do about it other than change our lifestyle. That's not an option for most people.
So what's the point in complaining? It gets NOTHING done.
2007-03-29 03:00:58 · answer #6 · answered by casey_leftwich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone is complaining about gas prices but there isnt anything i can do
2007-03-29 07:38:46 · answer #7 · answered by suthrn_yanky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is complaining where I live, they talk about it on the news daily.
2007-03-29 03:02:08 · answer #8 · answered by Netta M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surge? Its been staying pretty stable now lately.
2007-03-29 02:57:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
we are still used to them.
2007-03-29 17:11:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋