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Originally Posted by scobo
It's really frustrating as the technology to build good electric cars is obviously here now if they can build cars like the Tesla and Lightning.
You have to wonder if there are other factors preventing the car manufacturers from developing production electric cars such as pressure from the big petrol companys not to.
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The snag is that the technology isn't here Scobo. For years we've had a succession of chancers trying their get rich quick luck, but nothing comes of things like the Lightning, Tesla and many others simply because they can't get the finance or backing to produce. And the reason that they can't get the finance or backing is that their products don't stand up to examination. See halfmedley's post above for an indication of what I mean. High on claims and instant appeal, low on reality.
The largest oil companies are heavily into electric vehicle and other environmental research since they need to be doing something else to keep their businesses going as they are increasingly starved of crude oil, so they are the last people who would want to impede progress.
See also my answer following to Halfmedley.
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