$8/gal gas would compel alternatives all on their own
FWIW, I recently paid about 7,86 USD/gallon. Thankfully, I live in a place where many of those alternatives were started upon in the 1940's and hence are now well developed. Sure, it took over 100 USD to fill the tank, but since I often travel all the way across the country and back without using any fossil fuels at all, it's not as if I hit the gas station more than once a month.
-Dave
