Your comments in my previous article was well taken and I apologize for what seems to be dumb and dumber remarks.

I am 75 years old and have been around the block a few times. Like I said it is my theory and purely conjecture.

 It sounds like the comments come from people that are locked in or in love with the oil companies and/or the car manufacturers. If you have not seen the popular video “Who Killed the Electric car?”, you should do so.  

If the oil companies rely on the car manufactures for the major consumption of their products wouldn’t it make sense for the oil companies, with all their profits, to buy stock for their future protection.

Also Check out the link titled About the Honda EV Electric Car. Go to  http://www.hondaev.org/acar.html    Read about GM  in 1994 and what they did trying to suppress the batteries. Also how GM sold the patent rights needed for the EV-95 batteries to Texaco. Why did they do this?                                                                   Now am I dumb and dumber? 

The suggestion of the solution of taxation of the oil companies which is the amount of profits from all of the oil companies. My decimal is not in the wrong place. If you doubt this, look it up on the Internet and add it up. That is if you know how!                    On Taxing the oil companies, go to internet:  “Republicans vote down raising taxes on oil companies”. Tells about the large profits they make.

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WHY IS THE WORLD AHEAD OF US IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE PRODUCTION?

Why can’t we catch up?

Do we want to?

I have the following theories:

1. The major oil companies hire lobbyist in Washington D.C.           

2. Washington D.C. has more paid lobbyist than there are  Congressmen and Senators. Due to lobbyist influence, there are very little government funding programs for the development of electric cars.

3. Since 2001 the oil companies have made profits of over $800 billion and increasing.

4. Oil companies spread their influence as major stockholders in U.S. major car manufacturers.

5. Oil company representatives could be placed on the board of directors for automobile manufacturing companies and vote down the developing of Non oil burning vehicles. Or do any of the automobile board members hold stock in oil companies? Voting for the building of electric vehicles sure wouldn’t be in there best interest.

6. Currently, there are no laws prohibiting this practice and, if this is not true, I am sure they are on the same page.

7. Oil companies control refueling stations in the U.S. through supply systems. It cost billion of dollars to set up electric recharging stations throughout the U.S. and is not in the best interest of the oil companies.

8. Within one year the major American auto manufacturers could place tens of thousands of non-oil burning vehicles on the market. During WW II they made just such a quick turnaround, building hundreds of thousands trucks, tanks, Jeeps, Etc.

9. Due to a lack of charging stations, foreign car manufacturers are marketing hybrid vehicles in the U.S. instead of all-electric vehicles.

This is mostly conjecture on my part.

If anyone has information backing up these theories, please let me know

One Solution: The U.S. Government could tax the oil companies and use part of the billions of dollars to set up charging stations, 10% windfall tax would equate to $80 billion

 But, Washington Lobbyists are sure to fight against this.

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