Why is change coming around so slowly for alternative fuel vehicles?

Question

I know there are a few exceptions with individuals and mass transit.. But other than that...

Answer 1

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There is something available already that requires very little infrastructure, and is less expensive to use than gasoline. It's electricity.
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Most consumers aren't aware of this because we are quite possibly being actively misled. Our government, auto companies, and oil companies don't want change to happen very fast, so they keep trying to distract us with technologies that won't be ready for years. But check out the links. You can buy one of these electric vehicles TODAY, and start making a difference.
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First, take a look at this advanced electric car, which is already being built for fleet use:
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http://phoenixmotorcars.com/models/fleet.html
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The Phoenix electric pickup truck - using new, advanced Altair Nanosafe batteries (based on research from MIT) - can:

-Travel up to 250 miles per charge
-Carry 5 passengers plus cargo at 95mph.
-Charges batteries in as little as TEN MINUTES.
-Has batteries that last 250,000 miles (never need replacement.)
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Or, buy a cheap electric car conversion. These can be had for as little as $5000, and they do freeway speeds. This is the kind of electric car I drive:
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http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car
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The next thing you want to do is to put up a solar panel on your garage (an EV sized panel is quite affordable) and charge your car for free. Can't beat driving for FREE.
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Answer 2

None of the alternate fuels is really new. They were all invented and tried decades ago. Actually, natural gas was used in engines before cars were invented. All those technologies were too clumsy and expensive and so lost out to cheaper and more convenient gasoline and diesel. Now that petroleum is getting more expensive, some of those other technologies may be more competitive, because they haven't gotten any more expensive like oil has.

Answer 3

You need grain or other biomass to make oil or to ferment alcohol. It takes time for farmers to gear up for that. At present all the grain goes for food. It takes investment and time to make the factories. Are you willing to take money from investments that are doing well and invest in alternative fuel ventures? It takes water to grow grain, where are you going to get the water? The same people who want alternative fuels want to tear down the dams and eliminate fertilizer that is necessary to replenish what the grain takes from the soil. We could generate hydrogen from nuclear powered generators and water, but you won't allow nukleur power plants to be built. You can't have it both ways.

Answer 4

There aren't any economical fuels. For all alternatives to fossil fuels, it takes more energy to produce the fuel than the fuel provides.

Answer 5

Infrastructure. We don't have a manufacturing and distribution system to handle them.

Answer 6

Why stop something that gives you tons of profits?