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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

Did Big Oil Conspire to Kneecap the EV Industry?

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Did Big Oil Conspire to Kneecap the EV Industry?

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 days ago
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The state of Michigan filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against major oil companies including ExxonMobil and Chevron, accusing them of engaging in a decades-long conspiracy to block the development of clean energy and electric vehicles.
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    There’s literally a popular documentary proving this, called “Who Killed the Electric Car?”

    Yes. The answer is fuckin obviously yes.

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      The end when all the owners were begging to keep their cars. Imagine where the technology would be now if they had allowed it to flourish then.

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    Is that really phrased as a question?

    It’s been a truism for decades. Well, starting with more effective engines. The fabled 3-liter-car (if anyone remembers) could have been reality since… idk the 90s I guess.

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      I had a 1-liter, 3-cylinder car in the 90s. No fable, but people wanted bigger cars that cost more to operate.

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        How much fuel did it consume on 100km?

        It’s true, such cars were not fabled, but rare and never advertised as they would have deserved. I once drove a 1980s Diesel Opel station wagon a few hundred kilometers to haul some stuff, mostly on the motorway, mostly very conservative driving, and it used 3 liters / 100km.

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          About 4 L, depending on the load and work type.

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    Does a bear shit in the woods?

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      Betteridge is unreliable

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    Big Oil has historically kneecapped any legislation, technology, or competition that could conceivably endanger their dominance of the market. It’s been a core operating principle of the entire industry since the days of Henry Ford.

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      They would kill people over that capitalism baby

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    Always

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    Well duuh.

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    Didn’t read the article, can confirm yes.

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    Who else has the motive, means, and opportunity?

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    Literally any ham fisted conspiracy idea is true. Big money has control over your life and there is nothing anyone can do. Legally…

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    Yes. Next question.

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    Have for decades

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