Comments on: Why arent we already relying on alternate forms of energy and transportaytion? http://make-energy.net/uncategorized/why-arent-we-already-relying-on-alternate-forms-of-energy-and-transportaytion Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:32:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rivergirl100 http://make-energy.net/uncategorized/why-arent-we-already-relying-on-alternate-forms-of-energy-and-transportaytion/comment-page-1#comment-1729 Rivergirl100 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:42:33 +0000 http://make-energy.net/uncategorized/why-arent-we-already-relying-on-alternate-forms-of-energy-and-transportaytion#comment-1729 The short answer is that even with gas prices at record highs, it is still cheaper to put gasoline into our existing cars than it is to all buy new cars that run on very expensive sources of electricity (like solar). Right now, solar power is perhaps four times more expensive than burning coal. And, as other respondents have pointed out, switching to electric cars would result in dramatic increases in the amount of electricity that would need to be produced. Until everyone is ready to pay quite a bit more to own and operate a car, or until we have large amounts of less expensive renewable energy available, we are going to keep using our gasoline-fueled cars. The short answer is that even with gas prices at record highs, it is still cheaper to put gasoline into our existing cars than it is to all buy new cars that run on very expensive sources of electricity (like solar).

Right now, solar power is perhaps four times more expensive than burning coal. And, as other respondents have pointed out, switching to electric cars would result in dramatic increases in the amount of electricity that would need to be produced.

Until everyone is ready to pay quite a bit more to own and operate a car, or until we have large amounts of less expensive renewable energy available, we are going to keep using our gasoline-fueled cars.

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