If the price goes high enough, alternatives will be found.

If we really want to speed up the changeover to alternative though, Go ahead and raise taxes on the petroleum based fuels. Or cut taxes on the alternatives (like they have for Ethanol blends).

Just don't expect to win over many voters if you do raise the tax.

Scott Evil

P.S. The alternatives are already darn close to pricing parity. Its only a matter of time before you see cars running on 100% ethanol, or 100% soy diesel. And hybrids are flying off the showroom floor faster than they can be produced...Despite their extreemly high cost...The Ironic thing is that this will eventually cause the price of oil to decline...Extending our dependance well into the future.