Technological fixes to the problem...

By just taking a look at the world economies of scale and the way things run, it is fair to say that gasoline is the glue that holds everything together and keeps things going. Without gas, no planes, trucks, or various things alike would function. This means basic travel, commerce through delivery, and every day functions would come to a serious stand still. Even houses and buildings use gas to heat up. With the world’s population on the rise drastically every day, alternatives to gas are becoming ever more important, given there is not an unlimited supply. With this, there has been a technological increase on searching for alternatives to limit such high gasoline dependency. Some examples of this can include the recent breakthroughs with the electric car, solar powered cars (less financially practical than electric), and other ethanol alternatives.
An electric car is a battery powered car run of an electric motor. Although they are not fully to the potential of regular gas-run cars yet, however they have the potential of significantly reducing pollution by not offering tail pipe emissions. Studies show that if the average US work traveling 9-5 citizen were to use an electric car, emissions of carbon dioxide would be reduced by 30%. The U.S. has pledged US $2.4 billion in federal grants for electric cars and batteries China announced it will provide the US $15 billion to initiate an electric car industry. The emergence of this car wills most likely increase gas prices since less people are buying and could in that way too serve as a deterrent to gasoline.
Also, there is the idea of solar powered cars. While these cars are also electrical, they run off a solar charge, and not an electrical one. The solar charge is obtained from solar panels on the surface, usually on the top of window. Things know as “PV” cells convert the sun’s energy into electrical energy. These vehicles are not sold in day-to-day transportation to the public due to very high financial cost. Usually, certain government agencies sponsor the science behind these and maybe someday soon the technology will be there to make them more affordable to the public.
Lastly, there is the new emergence of ethanol for gasoline alternatives. Traditionally this chemical compound has been used for things like alcohol etc, but recently it has been determined that this gas can in ways replace the use of gasoline and its dependency. Although this effectiveness of this gas has not fully been accepted and or proven, it has been said that it could potentially replace gasoline someday and if not then aid in reducing the overall dependency.