Looking for insight from Z owners who also own a GT-R

mikeSS · 04-25-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jginnane

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Gas prices could hit $6 a gallon this summer. And there isn't anything out of Detroit I like. So that leaves European, some Asian production, or developing a new hobby.

I think I'd invest in fuel cell technology, CREE LED lighting, and let other people do the driving. The times, they are a' changin'...

it simply will not hit 6 dollars a gallon in the US. we as people will not let that stand.

chops · 04-25-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeSS

it simply will not hit 6 dollars a gallon in the US. we as people will not let that stand.

what are you going to do about it? gas prices have gone up a full dollar/gallon in the last month in california. it can and will hit 5 dollars by summer. from there 6 isnt a stretch.

mikeSS · 04-25-2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by chops

what are you going to do about it? gas prices have gone up a full dollar/gallon in the last month in california. it can and will hit 5 dollars by summer. from there 6 isnt a stretch.

what will happen if gas is 6 dollars ? will demand go up or down ? remember this is a business and people make money off it. the price is high right now because of speculation. not because of a shortage of gas or anything like that. people will just stop buying gas. and only use it when they have to go to work or things like that.

plus we are just realizing now that we are a oil driven country and the time and technology for electric cars is not now. so we have started to drill more here. did you know that we have more oil in the US than in the middle east, under ground that is.

jginnane · 04-25-2011, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeSS

it simply will not hit 6 dollars a gallon in the US. we as people will not let that stand.

Well ... we could elect Donald Trump and let him nationalize all the oil companies, which is one of his "simple solutions". ;p

I like the news out of Los Alamos Research Labs this week that they've found a way to make fuel cells without platinum, which could lower the cost 2 or 3 ORDERS OR MAGNITUDE.

(Sorry for the capitalizing, but yes, this is a Really F***ing Big Deal.)

Then we just have to get from the here/now to a time when we've all got $50 fuel cells in our cars and limitless, nearly-free energy. Just hit the fast-forward button, you say?

b1adesofcha0s · 04-25-2011, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jginnane

Well ... we could elect Donald Trump and let him nationalize all the oil companies, which is one of his "simple solutions". ;p

I like the news out of Los Alamos Research Labs this week that they've found a way to make fuel cells without platinum, which could lower the cost 2 or 3 ORDERS OR MAGNITUDE.

(Sorry for the capitalizing, but yes, this is a Really F***ing Big Deal.)

Then we just have to get from the here/now to a time when we've all got $50 fuel cells in our cars and limitless, nearly-free energy. Just hit the fast-forward button, you say?

That is pretty crazy. Taking a batteries and fuel cells class in school and high cost is definitely one of the things holding fuel cell technology back. Most of that has to do with the platinum catalysts being very expensive. There were other things too, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.

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