'Is it time to only use the gas station for snacks & the restroom?'
http://transportevolved.com/2014/07/07/time-dump-pump-bp-says-53-3-years-oil-left/ Time to Dump the Pump? BP Says We Have 53.3 Years of Oil Left July 7, 2014 By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield [image http://media.transportevolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Nozzie.png?7a03b9 Nozzie has just 53.3 years to carry on dispensing petrol. ] Here at Transport Evolved, we’re pretty pro-electric car. (You may have noticed.) Actually, we’re all about future car technology, regardless of its fuel type. To us, future car technology means technology that not only eliminates our need for fossil fuels, but makes our cars smarter and easier to use. For us, that drive is partly due to environmental concerns, and partly due to the knowledge that our current system of mass fossil-fuel consumption isn’t sustainable. But if our say so isn’t enough, perhaps it’s time to listen to global oil company BP, which warns that we only have 53.3 years of oil reserves left at current consumption rates. In its latest report, BP says it estimates a total of 1,687.9 billion barrels of oil remain in the world, with a larger than previously thought 44.2 billion barrels of oil reserves in the U.S. alone. While this has pushed the number of years’ reserve up, a large majority of the increased U.S. oil reserves are located in shale rock formations. Controversial at best and banned in many areas around the world, obtaining shale oil requires hydraulic fracturing of rocks (known as fracking.) Worse still, fracking is known to cause a myriad of health issues, including heavily polluted ground water, increased erosion and metallic pollution. As our friends over at GreenCarReports note however, the problem isn’t just related to getting oil out of the ground in a safe and healthy way. It’s also about satiating the oil-consumption appetite of countries like China, whose massive industrial boom is consuming fossil fuels at an alarming rate. Worse still, Asian oil reserves are limited to just 14 years at current production rates. It’s a stark and simple warning. Once it’s all used up, there won’t be any more oil any time soon. And if your children are at junior school, the chances are they’ll be around to see the end of oil. As for those sad gas pumps? Here’s what they could end up doing. It’s time to start looking for an alternative, don’t you think? [© 2014 Transport Evolved] ... http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/28/the-world-was-533-years-of-oil-left/11528999/ The world has 53.3 years of oil left By Matt DiLallo, The Motley Fool June 28, 2014 ... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1093133_bp-53-3-years-of-oil-left-at-current-production-rate BP: 53.3 Years Of Oil Left At Current Production Rate By Antony Ingram Jul 7, 2014 ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_2 The Road Warrior (1981) ... Plot: Since the supplies of gasoline have been nearly exhausted in the near future, law & order have broken down, and Main Force Patrol (MFP) itself could no longer function following a global war. Max "Mad Max" Rockatansky, who left MFP over 5 years ago, traumatized by the death of his wife and child, roams the now depopulated and desolate desert in his scarred, black supercharged V-8 Pursuit Special, scavenging for food, drink, and gas. His only companions are an Australian Cattle Dog and a rare functioning firearm–a sawed-off shotgun–for which ammunition is very scarce ... ... [video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP-AbRTYNhI Mad Max2 The Road Warrior (1981) SonicBoom Aug 27, 2009 The Road Warrior Opening ] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date http://www.automedia.com/Blog/post/2014-ford-focus-electric-test-drive.aspx Clearly the 2014 Ford Focus Electric is an unfinished project http://evfleetworld.co.uk/news/2014/Jul/EV-battery-reliability-and-economy-proves-better-than-expected-in-extensive-two-year-trial/0438015204 EV battery reliability & economy proves better than expected http://www.science20.com/news_articles/lithiumsulfur_batteries_may_make_electric_cars_viable-139638 High Pore Volume Design Makes Li-Sulfur EVs Batteries Viable http://www.bcbr.com/article/20140627/EDITION/140629958 CO Electric-car backers push workplace charging + EVLN: Freedom comes with the growing embrace of electric vehicles {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Time-to-Dump-the-Pump-Go-EV-BP-Sez-53-3-Years-of-Oil-Left-tp4670318.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
