A Republican congressman who has pushed for energy conservation is supporting legislation that would require all automobiles sold in the United States to be able to operate on gasoline, ethanol, or methanol.
Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-Maryland) has been leading efforts to change U.S. energy policy to address the challenges of what he calls "peak oil." He says U.S. oil production peaked in 1970 and is in permanent decline. Bartlett believes world oil production will also peak -- perhaps disastrously soon -- which is why he is calling for a nationwide diversified energy portfolio, including the idea of mandated flex-fuel standards for automobiles. "It's a fantastic idea. I visited Brazil. One hundred percent of their cars are flex-fuel cars. My understanding is it costs just about $100 more per car to do that. It would really be dumb not to do that. Who knows what the energy source is going to be in the future?" he notes. "[O]ur average car is on the road a number of years. And who knows what's going to happen 10-to-15 years from now when a number of these cars will still be on the road? Absolutely we should go flex-fuel with every one of our cars." Several bills are already pending that would promote flex-fuel automobiles.
Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-Maryland) has been leading efforts to change U.S. energy policy to address the challenges of what he calls "peak oil." He says U.S. oil production peaked in 1970 and is in permanent decline. Bartlett believes world oil production will also peak -- perhaps disastrously soon -- which is why he is calling for a nationwide diversified energy portfolio, including the idea of mandated flex-fuel standards for automobiles. "It's a fantastic idea. I visited Brazil. One hundred percent of their cars are flex-fuel cars. My understanding is it costs just about $100 more per car to do that. It would really be dumb not to do that. Who knows what the energy source is going to be in the future?" he notes.
"[O]ur average car is on the road a number of years. And who knows what's going to happen 10-to-15 years from now when a number of these cars will still be on the road? Absolutely we should go flex-fuel with every one of our cars." Several bills are already pending that would promote flex-fuel automobiles.
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