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If the price of oil continues to rise this year we could be paying £1.40 a litre for petrol or diesel, maybe even more than that. The oil companies are blaming a struggling currency for rising oil prices, despite oil being much lower than it’s peak of $147 a barrel. In the future, due to increased transport costs, we can all expect the cost of everything to rise. This includes food, clothes, public transport costs, and of course PVCu frames. While this is going on, haulage companies will struggle even more to keep their businesses afloat. Imagine the yearly cost of keeping your trucks on the road if it costs £33,000 if you have only one, now imagine the scenario if you have 10, 12 or even more.
In five years time we are going to rich the peak point where the demand for oil starts to out-run the supply of it. When it gets to that point we can expect the price of oil and therefore fuel to go through the roof. What we need to be doing now is to plough more time, funding and effort into hydrogen fuel technologies, and to try to find a way to make the lorries more energy efficient, otherwise transport could start to splutter into great difficulties.
>Deffo agree with you there but ask yourself the question…
If the government is getting the majority of its money from taxing oil, which everyone pretty much needs..if free or more reliable and cheaper alternatives come about, where will the government get this money?
Its a shame that in the end it all goes down to money :/
>I'm sure the government will find a way to tax the hydrogen needed to fuel the future cars. It is a shame that it all goes down to money, but it's like you say, the country needs that tax money to be able to fund things like the NHS and police etc.
>get all your staff to eat mushy peas and sprouts and run the vehicles on methane gas!
>there wont be any roofs for oil to go through as the consevatory market will disapear in 5 years.
indeed the only company who will be fitting them will be EYG who will have taken over the market with their remakable growth of 60%
>Unfortunately, even if its possible, we will never get free reusable energy :( such a shame!!
>The only way is if we generate it ourselves. Solar panels for example. Yes they are a big expense at first, but for people our age they will start to pay for themselves in good time. Plus, technology always gets cheaper, they may come down in price in the near future.
>Anon – I've had fish and chips, will that do!
>YES AS LONG AS YOU FART IN A BOTTLE