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CERAWEEK - Gasoline will dominate for a long while, panelist

Houston Chronicle -- With no technology offering the perfect solution, automakers are pursuing a multipronged strategy to reduce greenhouse gases by improving fuel efficiency and developing cars that run longer and better from an array of energy options.

But most motorists still can expect regular trips to the gas pump for quite a while, industry representatives said Wednesday at the IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates CERAWeek energy conference.

“The future has to be a very diverse portfolio of answers,” said Britta Gross, who works on energy systems and infrastructure with General Motors Co., part of a panel that discussed the future of transportation.

If they don't take the broad approach, panelists said, automakers risk being caught flat-footed when market and consumer trends abruptly change,

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Submitted Mar 11, 2010 By: remay

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texasvet Champion Author Texas Posts:2,315 Points:261,900 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:38:50 AM Ignore texasvet Report Abuse The scam continues. None of the alternatives is as efficient (or as plentiful) as gasoline and none will be any time in the forseeable future. Besides, CO2 isn't a "greenhouse" gas, except that it's an absolute necessity of life for plants - which are an absolute necessity of life for every other living creature.
ModelWarships Champion Author Missouri Posts:4,220 Points:918,180 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:34:49 AM Ignore ModelWarships Report Abuse until something more efficient comes along.
BigdaddyMA Sophomore Author Massachusetts Posts:163 Points:154,070 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:34:45 AM Ignore BigdaddyMA Report Abuse I don't see any abrubt change, nothing in the automotive field changes that fast.
yukonjack Champion Author Georgia Posts:5,123 Points:1,466,625 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:29:26 AM Ignore yukonjack Report Abuse Until someone figures out how to power things with minute amounts of fusionable material, energy sources like gasoline will be around for a very long time.
Somis1 Champion Author Ventura Posts:11,145 Points:2,162,490 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:26:10 AM Ignore Somis1 Report Abuse This is very obvious. No replacement for gasoline has popped up, and building a new infrastructure alone would take years, maybe decades.
gilfarm Champion Author Alabama Posts:4,616 Points:1,504,990 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:25:45 AM Ignore gilfarm Report Abuse Even the raw material for batteries must be imported!
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:5,955 Points:1,222,280 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:24:30 AM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse Good luck with that.
MarkJM All-Star Author Little Rock Posts:956 Points:1,099,520 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:22:03 AM Ignore MarkJM Report Abuse afghaned - Ok wake up and back to reality. The daydream is over for now. [Edited by: MarkJM at 3/11/2010 9:22:25 AM EST]
spunky4443 Champion Author Washington Posts:4,756 Points:1,215,915 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:21:51 AM Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse The Public may still go to the gas stations, but now if you own a Diesel or Hybrid car, you go fewer times.
afghaned Champion Author Hamilton Posts:8,501 Points:821,700 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:19:29 AM Ignore afghaned Report Abuse Wouldn't it be nice if we could find a safe, easily prduced, affordable alternative energy source that would work in vehicles and power generating plants as well.
Italianman Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,733 Points:775,940 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:18:08 AM Ignore Italianman Report Abuse No one source is going to be the answer.
Goatroper Champion Author Dallas Posts:4,673 Points:911,470 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:17:49 AM Ignore Goatroper Report Abuse Repeat of yesterday's news
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:3,864 Points:992,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:13:50 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse People will just have to keep innovating.