Viable alternative fuels will never happen, never, unless of course the oil companies can make as much profit off those products as they are now. Funny if the price of crude rises we see the effect on prices at the pump within a few days. But if the price of crude drops, well don't hold your breath. The oil companies are too strong and simply will not tolerate being told what to do. The major oil manufacturers continue to post 100 billion dollar plus yearly profits but our government is afraid to even discuss a windfall profit tax, and when they do it dies on the floor almost immediately. We will never see gas prices below $2.00 ever again. Every summer they change to a "summer blend" of gas so they can screw us some more. America is the greatest place in the world to live, but on certain issues our government absolutely sucks. This country revolves around the automobile business, perhaps when it finally tanks and our economy is in the toilet they will wake up and stop letting big business punish the working middle class.