# Future of fuels?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 28, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-fuels/541049 "2010-05-28T07:09:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-fuels/541049/1 "2010-05-28T07:09:59Z")

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If at all possible to speculate on this, what is the most or at least a likely candidate for an alternative fuel or otherwise energy source in the future? What are we most likely going to be using instead of what we have? Of course it has to be cost effective, or just so high in demand that people would pay anything for it.

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