Originally Posted by
grayloon
Really? Explain that one away. We've a huge part of our economy built around motor vehicles. Our transportation infrastructure is geared to them. People love the supposed freedom personal motor vehicles provide...never mind that they can also imprison. The use of motor vehicles is not going to decline overly much in the next 50 years. Maybe the type, size, and fuel used to power them will change, but not much else.
I agree, they will be much smaller than they are now, well the average car will be.
Here in the UK you will find many much smaller cars than in the US. We have 4x4 (SUVs, funny that name because there doesn't seem to be much sporting use) but they are looked down on by many people, for many reasons other than using more fuel than the average, but that's just the type of driver.
Anyway, as many others will have said many times before, the fuel prices here in the UK are around £1.25 per letre at the moment, I think, havn't looked as I have no need.
I think we pay around 2x as much as the US, also did someone say something about tank size being 30 gallon, that's crazy size, I had a large tank at 70li in my car and this was classed as large.
Anyway, the fuel type will change, I know many people who make there own biofuel.
The people will cut down on using cars just like we stopped using coal, CFCs, we moaned about who can vote, we will moan about any change, but it will happen.