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September 21st, 2017 03:31 PM #1Just consider the math...
A barrel of crude oil yields on average around 45% gasoline/petrol. The rest are jet fuel, Diesel, kerosene, LPG, lubricants, asphalt, etc... along with ingredients to produce a ton of raw materials that we take for granted. Some can be seen here: A partial list of products made from petroleum
The challenge is, what do we do with all the petrol (and all other fuels) that's been 'removed' from crude oil so we can use the remaining ingredients to make, say, bath soaps... or tires?
Unless we can figure out a way to manufacture everyday items without relying on petroleum products and cheaply, petrol and other fuels are here to stay.... and to be consumed.
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September 21st, 2017 04:18 PM #2
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September 21st, 2017 05:07 PM #3the shift to electric cars won't be because the Earth runs out of oil
there's still lot dead things in the ground
the shift to electric cars will be coz of government
Governments can force the phase out of ICE vehicles and car manufacturers will have to comply
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September 21st, 2017 05:26 PM #4They will not go 100%, but first world cities will make them harder to own...
Singapore is letting go of some car models as they do not comply with Euro-6... Some establishments even provide better parking slots for plug-in electric vehicles.
I honestly don't think any Manila/Philippine Mayor will have the b*11$ to prohibit internal combustion engines in their city.
Countries like ours will never let go of the internal combustion engine... Best case scenario for us are LPG/CNG (LNG for heavy vehicles).
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September 21st, 2017 05:38 PM #5Pinas sobra malabo
pwede Germany, Norway, UK, France
pati China
China looks at ending sales of gasoline cars
China is joining France and Britain in announcing plans to end sales of gasoline and diesel cars.
China's industry ministry is developing a timetable to end production and sale of traditional fuel cars and will promote development of electric technology, state media on Sunday cited a Cabinet official as saying.
The reports gave no possible target date, but Beijing is stepping up pressure on automakers to accelerate development of electrics.
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September 21st, 2017 05:39 PM #6Samsung's New Electric Car Batteries Boost Range to 6 Kilometers
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September 21st, 2017 05:49 PM #7point is, humans won't likely survive long enough to burn all the oil in the world
it took billions of years for plants to take enough carbon from the atmosphere to make Earth liveable for us
for the past 300 years we've been burning dead plants and releasing the carbon they trapped
even before burning up all the dead plants, the earth will already become uninhabitable for humansLast edited by uls; September 21st, 2017 at 05:57 PM.
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September 21st, 2017 05:51 PM #8Cars possible..
But heavy equipment.. impossible yan...
Especially large capacity diesel engine... ex. 1Mw
If ever... Yung battery will be as big as a 14 storey bldg.
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September 21st, 2017 09:52 PM #10not unless they come up with a battery that can be fully charged from near depleted in 5 minutes (or the time it takes you to get a full tank), no i don't think so. nobody would want to stop a journey for 4 or 5 hours midway so you can plug in.
and don't even think about hydrogen. nothing has been invented yet that can hold those small molecules and does not need to be replaced every 2 or 3 years.
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