>Heard a statistic on the radio today. Americans now have more cars than >drivers. Each household has 1.9 cars and 1.8 drivers. Interesting. >Brent
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=718&e=9&u=/ap /20030829/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/outnumbered_by_cars Cars, Trucks Now Outnumber Drivers Fri Aug 29, 6:19 PM ET By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - For the first time, the typical American family has more vehicles in the garage than licensed drivers in the house. [more] Figures from I think two years ago: USA - Number of People per Motor Vehicle: 1.3 Germany - Number of People per Motor Vehicle: 1.9 France - Number of People per Motor Vehicle: 1.9 Japan - Number of People per Motor Vehicle: 1.8 Australia - Number of People per Motor Vehicle: 1.7 India - Number of People per Motor Vehicle: 142.9 Sudan - Number of People per Motor Vehicle: 100 ... and so on. Best Keith > > >From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Gas Prices Causing Alarm > >Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 15:06:31 -0500 > > > >Bank on this.... about 75% of the road miles that Americans put on their > >autos could easily be eliminated. > > > >Wake up. It's time for Americans to stop whining about their inconveniences > >when the rest of the world is up to its eyeballs in desparations of far > >worse nature. > > > >'Bout time to just start carrying an extra case of socks with me wherever I > >go... simply to be able to stuff a sock in the mouths of the childish > >whimperers that bellyache with every drop they pour into their gas hogs. > > > >Todd Swearingen > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "murdoch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > >Cc: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 12:47 PM > >Subject: [biofuel] Gas Prices Causing Alarm > > > > > > > http://www.marinij.com/Stories/0,1413,234~26641~1601597,00.html > > > > > > I do think it's possible we'll see some abatement of this situation > > > going forward, such as with increased output from Iran. > > > > > > But in the short-term, those of us who know just how easy it would > > > have been for the alternatives to be in place during this crisis can > > > only watch with our mixed thoughts. Most folks cannot go out and buy > > > a highway capable EV (because the Auto Companies refuse to make *any* > > > available to the public, at *any* price), or a diesel that could use > > > biodiesel (because so few diesel passenger cars are for sale in the > > > U.S.) and there aren't many other alternatives. Those cars that are > > > outfitted to use E-85 may not be near the rare E-85 station. > > > > > > Sure, there are some partial alternatives for some, like public > > > transportation and changing one's habits. Each will have to find some > > > solution, within the confines of the artificially narrow set of > > > choices offered by the auto and fuel companies. > > > > > > Personally, I predict that these high prices may come down in a few > > > weeks. I also predict that higher public officials will use that as > > > an excuse to ignore the rotten shutting-out of alternatives, while the > > > man on the street will quietly look askance at the situation, knowing > > > that this was only a taste, and that inevitably, this could possibly > > > get much worse. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
