How high will gas prices have to go before people stop using so much fuel?

Question

it goes up to 3 a gallon and we still use more whats the magic number 4, 5, 6, or 10?

Answer 1

Prices are affected by the market for gasoline. As long as people want to buy gasoline and compete for the gallons available, prices will rise.

There is no viable alternative to energy consumption. If people switch to electric vehicles, then petroleum will become a viable energy source for electricity generators. The ONLY WAY to reduce prices permanently is to use less energy. The supply will rise, demand will fall and prices will plummet. Until we, as a global community, use less energy, we won't increase supply and someone somewhere will demand energy.

Answer 2

How many times a day will people ask this question? It's not the fact that we use too much fuel. Hoiw much is too much? Should we completely stop using fuel all to gether? Should we only fill are tanks up to 5 gallons and call our bosses and say I don't have the gas to come in to work today? A better question is when will the automakers (Including the almighty toyota and Honda) build a call that will allow us to drive 10,000 miles with out having to refuel or recharge? thats the question we should be asking.

Answer 3

The $6 paid by Europeans includes at least $4 per gallon in fuel taxes.

Adjusted for inflation, US gas prices should be near $6 per gallon but US only pays 40 cents per gallon in fuel taxes.

Perhaps if gas reached $10 per gallon, then Americans would not like spending $1 for every mile traveled in their SUV or minivan. Many of them would by 50 MPG vehicles in an instant - if they were available.

Answer 4

People are not going to change their habits until it really hits them in their wallets.The problem is that gas isn't more expensive.If it were to reach 8 to 10 a gallon,people would be forced to change and more pressure would be on the car makers to build more efficient models.Politicians would be on the hot seat to come up with answers and to find greener alternatives.We are dependent on terrorist organizations for their oil yet we are at war with them.We are an all consuming nation and It will take something major to change our way of thinking.

Answer 5

There is no magic number.. aside from the larger cities there is not a whole lotof mass transit in the country... for anyone not living in a city they still need to drive to work, school, and everywhere else for their lifestyles, I would hate to pay 5 bucks a gallon, BUT what else is there to do when you have drive a half hour drive to work every day?

Answer 6

the oil companies think we should be paying the same as the europeans, which is about $6 US. the way people flaunt the fact that they have big bucks is by being wasteful with expensive stuff like gas. i think i will live to see gas at $20 gal in about 15 years and people will still have lead foot, burn rubber, buy the gas hogs.

Answer 7

if you take in consideration of inflation, the gas prices are not as expensive the gas shortage 30-40 years ago where they were only allowed on certain days depending on their last name, so i dont think people will stop using it. people are already changing their habits, but they wont stop completely.

Answer 8

i don't think that people will ever stop using fuel but maybe we will have to find other ways of transportation such as the bus, walking, or catching rides with other people...who knows what the magic number will be, but it sure is getting outrageous.!!!

Answer 9

i think if all the truck drives that brough food etc etc would get toghter and go on strike the high gas prices would stop would go way down i think!