tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post4292750311876379364..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: $8 Dollar a Gallon GasPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-53732721892340794372008-04-25T21:47:00.000-07:002008-04-25T21:47:00.000-07:00Wholesale oil is priced in dollars, not in Euros. ...Wholesale oil is priced in dollars, not in Euros. European gas prices are generally double what they are here, despite the difference in exchange rates.bgfahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671508705589161703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-37448953887680041602008-04-25T08:14:00.000-07:002008-04-25T08:14:00.000-07:00$8 a gallon would mean more if Europeans earned th...$8 a gallon would mean more if Europeans earned their salaries in dollars. I'm not saying they aren't paying more lately, but to convert the figure into dollars is misleading and perhaps a sensationalistic method to sell papers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173046075092790750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-74690367231077734702008-04-25T07:21:00.000-07:002008-04-25T07:21:00.000-07:00The most concrete thing that article says about tr...The most concrete thing that article says about trains is that "Sweden put its first bio-gas train into service in 2005."<BR/>Never mind the fact that over 60% of Sweden's railways are electrified, and probably an even higher percentage of trains are electric. In Switzerland, this number is pretty much 100%. Coincidentally, both countries get almost all their electricity from hydro and nuclear, for a truly carbon-neutral transportation system.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.com