Comments on: Crude Hits Ten-Month Low; Gas to Follow

By: Limitedslip

Limitedslip — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:33:40 +0000

"It's unlikely however that gas will fall very far below $3.00 per gallon"

My V8 F150 was costing me less per month than anyone I know with a hybrid when gas was over $3.00/gal, no payment, low maintenance costs, and gas will be under $1.50 by next week making it dirt cheap to drive and, I just paid $1.83. When my truck finally wears out and gas prices start riding, I'll buy that 2012 hybrid when they have finally figured out how to give them 100 MPG and 300 horsepower, instead of these current overpriced 45 MPG dogs that any rusty Geo Metro could blow off the road while getting the same or better mileage. darn, I think that Prius just scratched my differential...

By: Bryce

Bryce — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:53:14 +0000

ROFL

nice Dude

By: Dude

Dude — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:01:32 +0000

And it was as if a million Prius owners cried out and were suddenly silenced.

By: J

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:31:13 +0000

Oil is at a 13 month low.

Gas today in San Jose = $3.63
Gas 1 year ago in San Jose = $2.75

Does not equal.

That is nearly a $1 difference and the gas prices above were not taken from a full 13 months ago. Ridership is WAY up on public transportation this year and over the course of a year, one would assume there are more gas stations in San Jose now than there was a year ago. So much for f-ing competition. Gas stations more north on the Peninsula are $3.80.

Thanks, gasbuddy.com

By: Bryce

Bryce — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:04:34 +0000

lol, we could just skip the hydrogen and drive electrics powered by EEstor’s ultra caps. Hopefully they work as they are purported to, or else Zenn (and its stock) or screwed. Somehow I think they are on to something because if Lockheed-Martin has signed on, then in all likelihood, there is something there.

By: Samie

Samie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:56:24 +0000

Don’t really mind other opinions but I have to ask why is all this “Hydro” talk all of sedan is popping up on this website. I have to say I’m not really crazy about people self promoting things. Anyways Hydro’s remember like any new technology that it has to over come some big hurdles before a mass amount of people leap frog to it. Most of the people here already know this. We could say the same thing for development of centrifuges and disposal of nuclear power.

By: HydroMan

HydroMan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:12:31 +0000

Hydrogen is the way to go and it last longer than an Electric vehicle. If your an avid laptop users, you may go through batteries every two or three years and it could be the same for Lithium batteries in EV’s! We need to build Hydrogen stations infrastructure and run it off clean Solar and wind. Also build more Nuclear plants and ones to reprocess rods. Boone Pickens has the right idea to get off oil from foreign countries. We need an all of the above approach, not just Obama’s limited choice’s!

By: Samie

Samie — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:48 +0000

Don't be shocked by low prices in a weak economy. OPEC would not mess too much with reducing production. Why? They are like many others having investments in other business that are linked to our slow economy.

As I say always we would not beat the drum only when gas prices are high or think about those giant SUV's and luxury speedster vehicles when prices are low. But that is how many consumers think at one end you have fuel economy and environmental factors, the other comfort, power, and status which usually depends on stable or low price of gasoline. When we get to plugins and EV's we can have a different conversation. But the fact is it is very important to push for long term solutions and planning w/c involves these new technologies when consumer choices shifts or prices of gasoline become low.

By: Paul Rivers

Paul Rivers — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:19:01 +0000

Being that I make a decent income, I kinda enjoy the news about gas prices. If they go down, I pay less. If I go up, there’s more motivation for fuel efficient cars, hybrids and electric cars. No matter what happens, I can feel good about it.

On another note – I’m not surprised this is happening at all. Did anyone else notice that the gas prices also magically dropped in the year surrounding the presidential election last time around?

By: Need2Change

Need2Change — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:48:17 +0000

In my opinion, hybrids will continue to sell well, but the demand for hybrids will drop, waiting lists will disappear, and one won't need to pay above MRSP to buy one. And maybe the resale value of non-hybrids may increase. Right now, some dealers are offering 50% of the trade-in value for gas guzzlers.

So, maybe the next year or two may provide a good opportunity to buy a hybrid or plugin--if one can get a loan.