GasHole (2010)

I am surprised more people here have not flatly called out this movie as nonsense. This movie repeats some pretty extreme allegations which are usually the currency of chain emails or conspiracy theory websites. Home auto enthusiasts have repeatedly created vapor carburetors that allow cars to get 100+ miles a gallon since the 1950s? Even if you don't discount that logically (auto companies - not oil companies - would make billions if not trillions from this) then before you commit to believing something so extreme you ought to do a little research. After 10 minutes of honest searching on reputable sites such as wikipedia or snopes, you'll find that, as you should already expect, these claims are lies.The brief history of the oil industry I did find informative and interesting. That's the only reason I'm giving this film two stars instead of one.

This documentary brings up some interesting issues, and makes some good points, but seems to be poorly done. I agree with a lot of the ideas in the movie, but I wish they had more facts and show where they got their information. Also they don't mention other alternate forms of energy. The filmmakers focus too much on conspiracy theories and bio-diesel (which is still pretty dirty). I feel like they did not do enough research when they made this movie. The idea that we use too much gasoline is true. I also agree that there are great alternatives to old gasoline cars, but this movie just doesn't make a great case for those issues. I think they could have spent some more time supporting their issues and making the movie a higher quality.I had high hopes and I just feel disappointed. I liked "Who Killed the electric car better"

If your automobile uses fuel, which by all means does unless you are already using an electric vehicle, then you should watch a series of movies(1. What is an Electric car, 2. FUEL... ) to help you understand the technology evolution for meeting the energy demand of automobiles. A common concern of all these movies is the oil prices history with focus on next generation automobiles and fuels. The movie just targets one or few oil companies with in America holding them responsible for the rise and fall of oil prices, a similar fate is applicable to the oil companies in the rest of the world. Also it should have focused more on the emissions by the gasoline powered automobiles. The technology invention, by the engineers of these oil companies, which could multiply the mileage of early automobiles many folds, is doubtable. If at all the oil companies could invent higher mileage automobiles, then there entry in to auto industry would have created history and Shell Motors(if incorporated) would have today been World's No.1 auto maker beating GM, Ford, Toyota and other auto companies. If at all the oil companies could invent higher mileage automobiles, what was the motor industry doing all these days, they should have invented motors that can give mileage of 1000mpg or simply run on water. But since no such invention was/is really possible and before we run out of fossil fuel we need to disinvest from the non-renewable oil market and begin investing in renewable electric energy market. The addition is after towards motor vehicles not oil. The oil-industry still has the chance to create history by disinvesting from fossil-fuel markets and investing in electric vehicles, bio-fuels and renewable energy. Though the movie does not speak much about electric cars, the usage of electric powered automobiles would eventually make us free from all kinds of fuels and bring the emissions to zero. Addiction to Electric Vehicles will kill oil !!!!!!!

The problem of "gas" is only a little part of a larger problem. Consumption is not "cool" anymore. Human predator is multiplying without bounds (exponentially) while nature and animals are disappearing exponentially. Natural resources are very limited. By stopping consumerism and stopping multiplying like rats you will only do yourself (and your children) a favor: you will stabilize YOUR environment. CONSUMPTION is not the answer to very limited world resources. "Alternative fuels" will make things only worse: more exponential growth of most vicious predator (human). If you are religious: "go forth (be fruitful) and multiply" was repealed by Jesus in the new testament just like many such Old Testament "orders/commandments" were repealed by him in new testament (eye for an eye, etc). Even Jesus showed to you that the truths (commandments) must be changed with changing times.