Tuesday, March 14, 2006

China: The number one reason for hybrid cars

As I was watching CNBC today, one segment included an interview of the CEO of Ramada Hotels who was explaining why his company was going to experience huge growth in the future; new hotels in China.

The CEO explained that China was going through the same infrastructure changes that the U.S. went through in the 50's and 60's. Today, he went on, it isn't easy to drive from city to city or from town to town to city in China - highways and freeways just aren't that common.

That; however, is going to change quickly as miles and miles and miles of highways and freeways will soon connect China, the way highways and freeways now connect America.

If you build it, they will come

Why have highways and freeways if no one drives? Of course in the 40's and 50's in America, no one needed a car either. Thus, it isn't just hotels that are going to explode in China as the country becomes more connected, but automobile sales as well. In fact, the potential of the automobile in China is far greater than what America will ever achieve.

So, where will the fuel come from?

The advancement of hybrid cars and other alternative technologies simply cannot advance fast enough. Quite simply, there isn't enough oil to fuel China's development.

While new reports show that gasoline prices are the highest since November, and 30 cents higher than the same time last year, gas prices are going to go much higher. Even without increased oil demand from China, or India, gas prices in America have no where to go but up.

The days of cheap gas are over.

But that is only the beginning. In 10 years Chinese demand will have grown so significantly, that oil will not meet the energy needs of the world.

How expensive will gas be then?

We must act now. Join the hybrid car revolution!

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