I tend to view it as the latter. They are energy companies, and need to profit and make shareholders happy. If their way of doing things looks like it might be headed in secular decline, they will adjust... or die.
At a minimum, they are taking a tiny hedge. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Oct 19, 2018, at 9:25 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > You can look at this two ways. One is that the petroleum industry will do > everything to protect their base and kill EVs. The other is that some may > recognize that their days relying on petroleum are limited and they need to > branch out. Those who do it right will be big winners. I won't say it's a bed > of roses when mega corporations get involved. They will be in it to make a > profit and, with that, will come politics and less consumer intimacy. But > they will make the industry grow. > > Peri > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Mark Abramowitz via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: "Lawrence Winiarski" <lawrence_winiar...@yahoo.com>; "Electric Vehicle > Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Cc: "Mark Abramowitz" <ma...@enviropolicy.com> > Sent: 19-Oct-18 4:36:16 PM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Tesla...Can you imagine what could have happened? > >> You’re too late - Total bought the biggest EV charging company in the UK. >> >> - Mark >> >> Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone >> >>> On Oct 19, 2018, at 3:21 PM, Lawrence Winiarski via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Well if the Idea of Homicidal, Petroleum producers, having control of the >>> EV industry doesn't bother you >>> How do you feel about the Tobacco Institute taking over Cancer Research? >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Lawrence Rhodes via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> >>> To: "ev@lists.evdl.org" <ev@lists.evdl.org> >>> Cc: Lawrence Rhodes <primobass...@sbcglobal.net> >>> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 2:19 PM >>> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Tesla...Can you imagine what could have happened? >>> >>> The fact that Bonnie and Clyde and other criminals of the 30's liked a Ford >>> or Chevy didn't hurt those companies. The mafia still likes Suburbans. >>> It's because of how well the car meets their needs That they buy stock or >>> use the product shouldn't matter. Lawrence Rhodes.. >>> >>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: >>> <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20181019/59f7ebf1/attachment.html> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >>> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >>> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: >>> <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20181019/19fee219/attachment.html> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >>> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >>> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
