The $2.00 gas issue has become pretty common and since predictions say that a barrel of crude will probably rise to about $160, prices will only keep on rising. You'll never buy your gallon cheaper than you've done today.
Both my cars run on LPG which as you know is a by-product of oil-drilling and also a left over in the refinery process. It is a lot cleaner and cheaper than regular gas. every couple of months I have to add a some regular gas because the engines start on regular gas and when the LPG tanks are empty, you'll have to get to the next gas station. Yesterday I've paid $2.00 per litre regular unleaded. Mind you; 70% of the fuel prices in Holland are taxes. Nothing more, nothing less. In case our gouvernment does something sensible with it, I won't complain. I'm lucky I only need about 5 litres every 3 months.
The bottom line is that people
choose to pay $2.00 per litre or gallon, depending on the place of the world your in. The only way to avoid these prices is to rethink your need for fuel. Figure out if there's a way you can save fuel or simply search for alternatives.
I had my carbon footprint measured out last year and although we are an average 1 house, 2 kids, 2 cats and 2 cars family, the outline was shocking. I've taken appropriate measures by compensating my CO2 production by energy saving electronics, lightbulbs, solar panels on the roof, Sunlight boiler on the roof, water saving showerheads, simply the works. I've reduced our families footprint by 60% and compensate the remaining 40% by investing in green energy projects. We are now CO2 neutral. This also reduced my energy bill by 40%! saving simply has its pleasant side effects.
Once again it simply comes down to your personal choices. If you choose to consume fossil fuels, be prepared to pay the bill.
In yachting we seek for ways to get to "zero energy" yachts, trying to produce the same amount of energy as the yacht uses without (or as little as possible) the use of fossil fuels. It has become more than just an issue of fuel bills, it will become a matter of social responsibility. If the industry doesn't find a way to reduce fossil fuel consumption, our customers will in the end take the heat for it by experiencing public criticism. It takes a completely different approach to designing and building yachts. New hybrid techniques are required, new and lighter build materials are necesarry.
We have a lot of work to do and I truly hope that we can crack this issue within the next decade.
But to get back to the topic; I bet that we will be at $2.30 by March.
I predict that the prices will drop eventually. That will be at the time we don't need the stuff anymore
