Rear Vision looks at the history of the automobile. Raises some interesting points as to why petrol cars have dominated and there has been very little progress in terms of efficiency. When the personal car was first invented t was a battle between the electric car, steam and petrol. Maybe it’s not too late for electric cars to make a comeback
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This afternoon the price for a barrel of Oil reached $100 on the Tapis Index (exchange that sets Australian petrol prices).
http://www.upstreamonline.com/market_data/?id=markets_crude
Currently it is at 100.36
The Oil Drum has some interesting charts showing the rise: http://anz.theoildrum.com/node/3209
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