Originally Posted by
climbhoser
Besides, as a family member/oil-man just told me the other day-Cars utilize a microscopic portion of oil production. Everything else in our lives is also made from oil...think about the computer keys you're typing on when you respond to me! I think we're in for a big spanking if we can't get ahold of oil, but in a different way.
I'm gonna have to call B.S. here. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2/3 of U.S. oil consumption is for vehicle fuel. It may well have taken as much oil to ship my computer from the factory to my door as it contains in plastics.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/p...%20by%20sector