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Originally Posted by ShotgunMessiah
It might get better, since the US is looking for alternative fuels. We're working on hydrogen and ethanol, so who knows. After gasoline is no longer the ideal fuel for distance vs. price, the cost will plummet. Especially after hydrogen becomes viable; gas will be the price it was in the 80s.
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Hydrogen and ethanol have their drawbacks as well. Ethanol requires more fuel to be created, than it actually creates. Plus, the arable land that is required to grow the stuff, is needed for food production. The food crisis today is a direct result of this. Hydrogen has the same problem, that it requires more energy than it actually produces. On top of that, it is insanely expensive in production and in purchasing. Plus, it's still in the experimental stages and decades (at the earliest) from being ready to scale on an industrial level.