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Originally Posted by Mrprez
Alternative is great for going to the grocery store. We like to travel. Big trips. As in driving from here to Alaska and back. No way to do that in a battery powered car.
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Correct! But most of your driving throughout the year doesn't involve driving to Alaska and back. Most of it involves going to the store, going to neighborhoods in the Villages, going to restaurants, going to the doctor, going to the museum or library, going to rec centers, and all kinds of other things in and around the community you live in.
Don't forget that gasoline isn't the only thing petroleum is used for. All those plastic bags from the supermarket? If you're not re-using them for something, then buy some washable re-useable tote bags and use those for your groceries instead. Buying small bottles of water by the case? How about buy a decent thermos and buy the water by the 1-gallon jug instead. If you're strong enough, buy the 2.5 gallon jugs.
No, it's not a lot of savings. But imagine if everyone used their "freedom of choice" to reducing (rather than the pie in the sky eliminating) their petroleum use by even that little.
The oil companies might think "hm - not so many people wanting this product anymore. Maybe we could branch out and come up with other products to market to energy consumers."