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"they ultimately still believed that the public opinion would still make it palatable to continue hydrocarbon fuels extraction for another 2 to 3 decades" And
by wonderwonder 3y ago
"they ultimately still believed that the public opinion would still make it palatable to continue hydrocarbon fuels extraction for another 2 to 3 decades"
And they are right. There are viable alternatives to gasoline cars now and people still buy gas powered vehicles. Most of Teslas success I think has not been so much due to the hunger for an electric vehicle but because of Tesla's cool factor, performance and design. The rest of the major vehicle manufacturers have essentially failed on the electric vehicle front.
- MaxHoppersGhost 3y agoGas for vehicles is a very small part of the total demand of oil.
- _ea1k 3y agoI think it is at least 50% for crude oil.
- _ea1k 3y agoYes, I've found that to be the case. There are certainly people who buy Teslas and other EVs to save the planet. But I don't think it is the majority. Most enjoy the cars for other reasons (lack of vibration, high torque, reduced gas station visits, lower operating cost and burden, cabin overheat protection, dog mode, preconditioning, etc). Even among the environmental types, that often ends up being more of a fringe benefit.