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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September 8th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Don’t you just love the way our “Dumb and Dumber” younger generation believes in silly conspiracy theories? You’d think anyone over the age of 7 would know several obvious things about auto technology : 1) electric cars have always failed because the batteries couldn’t be quickly recharged, weighed a ton, cost a fortune,
and couldn’t go very far and didn’t last very long. Yet these younger morons persist in beleiving, for some strange illogical reason, to believe that oil
compoanies can affect auto production. Why? The oil companies depdend upon the automakers, not vice-versa, you brainless boobs.
And there are two dozen automakers, amny eagerto find a new technology to leapfrog the top dogs. Do yuo morons really think that Hyandai would follow the lead of GM (or, heaven forbid, one of the hated Jap companies)?
Why can’t this generation think clearly?
Don’t these boobs realize that back when the EVs from Honda, GM and Toyota were available during the 1990s, the oil
companies were practically all Chapter 11 candidates? Nor do oil companies own any auto stocks. There are over two dozen automakers around the world and they dont dance to the tune of
shareholder blocks. Do you really believe that the other shareholders are going to be ignored or stand for company policies against their best interests? Are you really this fucking dumb??
September 8th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Couldn’t have said it better myself kerry. 800 billion in profits? i hope you know u slipped a decimal, and in the u.s. the same amount goes to the feds for taxes already. they dont even get that much in everyones income tax. their profit margin is 10%. if were going to windfall tax them, then we need to be consistent and tax everyone with a higher profit margin than that, which would be every industry! electronics typical margin is 40% but i dont here anyone bitching about them. whatever.