Word: costs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ultimate fuel must be methol produced, from cellulose-containing waste products. Although the B.T.U. yield of methanol is only half that from gasoline, the eventual mass-production cost will be less than half the cost of gasoline...
Your item on gasohol reminded me of a product sold in the early 1920s known as Alcogas. It cost more, but it burned clean and was very efficient. Alcogas was produced from molasses...
Second on most people's list of price problems comes the cost of fuel. For new car buyers, this produced a high demand for gas-saving automobiles. In New England, the use of wood to replace high-priced oil has grown so much that last week New Hampshire was forced to establish a lottery for woodcutting privileges in state-owned forests...
...them. Thus the Strategic American Traveler (SAT) is well advised to find pleasant bases within easy distance of capitals, at prices lower than at any stateside Holiday Inn. In many countries, excellent railroads and mass transit provide fast, cheap transportation, particularly if the visitor takes advantage of the low-cost passes available to foreigners...
...much more cost-efficient way to increase oil production would be with tiered pricing regulation, which would allow oil companies to charge higher prices for oil that had not been produced without that incentive...