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"give me a billion dollars and i'll end EVs as the Big Oil president" -- (link)

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) May 9 '24, 07:19

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https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1788541185407033675 (twitter.com)

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They're bigger fools than I took them for if they do. It could maybe be slowed at this point, but the full transition is happening - Reagen May 9, 07:40 9
- LOFL -- nm - Anti-abortion movement May 9, 08:13 2
  - The difference is that car companies aren't going to build a separate line of gas cars just for the US. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 08:24 1
    - We will soon be like 3rd world countries, driving *old* cars!!! -- nm - LFG May 9, 08:29
- they also know that. oil is always going to be in use - we're not getting electric tanker and container ships any time soon, airlines are not - colin May 9, 07:56 2
  - It goes with this idea that he's trying to be President of the 70s. - Reagen May 9, 08:02
  - exactly. (my Fallout -esque analogy below is a bit clumsy) -- nm - Jovian May 9, 08:00
- they'll still try and run the Big Tobacco playbook. deny, delay, diversify into non-petro sectors. but we don't have the time for everyone to quit - hollywood big shot May 9, 07:47 1
  - There's also the long term view that Alien portrayed that even if we stop using petrochemicals for energy, we'll never be able to quit plastics -- nm - JD May 9, 07:57
- Its like Vault-Tec, I'm sure they all understand EV is part of their business model going forward. - Jovian May 9, 07:42
(James Comer assured me these kinds of explicit quid pro quos were impeachable crimes) -- nm - hollywood big shot May 9, 07:32
Chevy announced they are discontinuing the Malibu. They will be selling exactly one model of non-SUV. The Corvette. -- nm - oblique May 9, 07:26 3
- Corvette E-Ray to Pace 108th Indianapolis 500 -- (link) - Remlik May 9, 07:37 2
  - it cost $120,000 -- nm - decline May 9, 07:40 1
    - To pace the Indianapolis 500? Not bad. -- nm - LFG May 9, 08:15

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