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Re: [GMCnet] Gas Prices- At What Point Do You Park It? [message #116356 is a reply to message #116352] Thu, 24 February 2011 11:48 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
gmcrv1 is currently offline  gmcrv1   United States
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I do NOT want to make this political, but the high price of gas will
hopefully speed up the search and development of alternative fuels.

We look forward to traveling in a gas guzzler because we want to but, most
people have to pay the high price of fuel just to get back and forth to work
etc. Everyday. They don't have the choice to park it..

In the meantime, don't we have a bunch of oil in Alaska? Great place to
take my Glacier - to visit it's namesake.

Please take this as intended and not to start a political fire. Now, what
tires would be best for my GMC...

Tom Eckert N2VWN
73 Glacier
Oakland, TN

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Phil Swanson <woodyman1@sbcglobal.net>wrote:

>
>
> Maybe we should not be so quick to scratch an electric GMC. Given the
> conditions, I think that makes more sense than a diesel conversion which
> saves nothing. Diesel used to be cheap but is even more expensive than gas
> in most areas. I think the oil companies have actually added a diesel
> surcharge to the price of a gallon to offset the added mileage you might
> get, effectively cancelling any cost benefit. An advantage to electricity
> would be high torque. But that battery would be the major problem, both
> weight and capacity. Battery technology has moved at a snails pace but
> hopefully will pick up when gas hits $5 + a gallon. Bottom line is, we are
> all addicted to cheap fuel and that may come to an end sooner than we are
> prepared to handle. Rallies will need to be held within 30 miles from home
> or almost no one will go.
>
> Phil Swanson
> 77GMCPB
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