It's no secret that big oil has done its part to make sure you keep using alot of it.
It's no secret that OIL COMPANIES own hundreds of carburator and engine patents.. not that they licence these designs or build them for sale.. they buy them and shelve them.
Engines are what? Something like 30% efficient? So something like 70% of the fuel you dump in the gas tank, you might as well dump on the ground.
Internal combustion engines were designed back when gas was cheaper than dirt.. and oil companies have clearly done what they could to keep engines inefficient in a effort to keep demand for their product high, while limiting supply.. which drives the price higher.
But the oil companies aren't the only people using such practices to keep their profits fat.. the DeBeers people pull several TONS of diamonds out of south africa every DAY, but they horde the diamonds in a vault, keeping supply way way low.. which inflates the price.
