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Funny that a guy named Firestone is hyping it, considering what happened the last time grid-connected electric vehicles became popular: https://en.wikipedia.org

• eli 12y ago
  ...allegedly. It's got "conspiracy" in the title for a reason.
  • lobster_johnson 12y ago
    The word "conspiracy" does not imply lack of evidence (although it's often used that way in popular culture). In fact, "conspiracy" is a legal term [1] describing an illegal act of collusion. And in this case, part of the conspiracy was confirmed by the court, and there were some convictions. From Wikipedia: In 1949, Firestone Tire, Standard Oil of California, Phillips Petroleum, GM and Mack Trucks were convicted of conspiring to monopolize the sale of buses and related products to local transit companies controlled by NCL and other companies ... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(civil) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(civil), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(criminal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(criminal)