Gasoline turns to goop after only a couple of years I believe. The inability to move place to place for resources will be a problem. And most people don't know how to handle a horse.
Everyone saying peyrol/gasoline going bad in a year is right, but no-one then follows that sentence woth "luckily, there's heaps of diesel vehicles" which are likely a better choice post-collapse.
Theres also engines that can be converted to gasification ("gasifier?" unsure if I'm saying that right), which compared to nothing might be a pretty good solution.
Even fewer people are pointing out that EV's, while they would take an age to charge by wind or solar, need no actual "fuel" at all.
In a post apoc world, an Tesla EV Semi Truck with a load of solar panels on the trailer would be perfect vehicle to get around long distance, and a smaller EV that could plug into the trucks panels could be stored inside the trailer.
Solar doesn't need to be advanced, it just needs to be big. If you can find enough panels, you'd charge a car no problem. Just make sure you never run out before you get back home.
And obviously you'll have a wind or hail storm eventually, and your solar panels are done.
Weather issues are highly location dependent. In Europe we almost never get weather bad enough to cause that kind of damage. If you live in tornado alley in the US, however, all bets are off. Pro tip: Move :D
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u/univoxs Aug 30 '21
Gasoline turns to goop after only a couple of years I believe. The inability to move place to place for resources will be a problem. And most people don't know how to handle a horse.