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Oil might not climb back over $50 a Barrel…EVER!!!

Oil might not climb back over $50 a Barrel…EVER!!!… and Saudis know it very well… that’s why they are pumping every single drop of oil while people are willing to pay for it. All of you must be aware of the fact that what Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, former oil minister of Saudi Arabia, said in 2000 “The Stone Age came to an end, not because we had a lack of stones, and the oil age will come to an end not because we have a lack of oil.“… but this is only the last half which was publicized of what  he had said…the first half was almost unbelievable 15 yrs ago so it was left out… the full statement is Thirty years from now (2030) there will be a huge amount of oil – and no buyers. Oil will be left in the ground. The Stone Age came to an end, not because we had a lack of stones, and the oil age will come to an end not because we have a lack of oil.”… he has 15 more years to reach the target date of 2030… probably he did not expect Shale Oil to be explored and to come to the market so soon. 

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Suggestion for Ather – Part 1 – Infrastructure Support!

Part of the problems with Electric Vehicles in countries like India is that there are not enough “Re-fueling” stations on the Highway. Chetan Maini’s Reva Startup did manage to set quite a few charging stations in and around Bangalore but did not set enough on the Highways for Intercity travel, probably Chetan didn’t imagine people might take a 80km-range car inter-city! Probably he was right but to see the countryside such a car was excellent, especially as people have to stretch/refresh themselves after an hour or two of driving during holidays or weekends.

Ather Bike with its expected range of even 80kms has the ability to travel to travel 640kms in 6 hours of charging or say 12 hours (riding+charging)!!! Which means by you could travel from Mumbai or Bangalore to Goa in 12 hours taking into consideration travel time +charging time.

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