Is this just me going crazy and paranoid or is this the speed of change real?
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Quite a few on campus now. A couple of years ago the company interviewed Tesla owners on campus asking why they bought them. Was a bit creepy for those who were called into a room and asked about it. They must have used gate of on campus parking info to I’d who to survey as it wasn’t a volunteer thing.
You are obviously an ELITE, living in a wealthy neighborhood (US or EU urban center). Try Travelling to Midwest, Mexico, N—ria or Malaysia or China, then answer the EV question. When your babysitter, garbageman or hairdresser is driving an EV...Then the transition is complete. UNTIL THEN it is a fossil fueled world. With over 1.2 Billion ICE vehicles on the planet, it will take decades to get to 20% EV. There will be 2 billion vehicles by 2040...my guess is fewer than 50% will be EV.
@2jtl+19NBMB6f kit to do that is going to be add on..can only imagine most people would decline if it's >$1k
A dinosaur told me on campus that i had “insufficient brand loyalty” because I was parking my Tesla.
I hope he and his truck are retired.
Can’t evolve and meet new market demands with those bubbas.
Lucid EVs will actually be able to provide power to homes directly from their high capacity batteries.
The land-rape that takes place to mine the rare earth minerals should make any tree-hugger fall in love with O&G exploration and production practices (run a web search on "rare earth mining" and look at the images.) But no, it doesn't, because it's "evil big oil." Well guess, what, evil big oil is just going to be replaced with "evil big electric." Oh and of course where is the vast majority of rare earth minerals located? You guessed it, it's under the feet of the Communist Chinese Party. What could possibly go wrong?
Poor people in California could not flee the fires because they were without power for two days and their cars were dead. Progress baby, gotta love it.
We're just a few years away from charging pods in the floor of every garage.
No wired hook-ups.
If you're a street or lot parker, like me, that will be handled a bit later.
Just get the orange pod under your vehicle - all done.
And by the way, it was Nikola Tesla that came up with the 'remote' electricity delivery idea.
That is - wireless.
The Hummer was always a premium product. GM hopes to attract the movie star& super rich with this vehicle. It'll build their brand and also increase cash flow for the rest of the fleet. Think about how to spread fixed R&D costs, start with a premium. Clearly you've learned nothing from how EM sells it's premium products in Chemicals, Lubes and Retail. Revisit this topic in 5 years and you'll realize that the Hummer was just the start. The models that will come will truly hurt fuel sales.
Also, to the person that said we were out of electricity during the ice storm... Yes, that's true, but what do you think gas station pumps run from? Natural gas? The storm caused many knock on effects. Having battery storage at least allows a consumer to use it when they need to. Look into powerwalls and how EVs store energy. You do work for an energy company, right?
Sorry to be so smart in the response, but this type of fixed, closed mindset has caused to downfall of this once great company. Shame on you.
Will the typical Exxon employee spend 112K for a truck?
General Motors
Expected to begin production at the end of 2021, the GMC Hummer EV pickup will start at $112,595 and will have a top range of 350 miles per charge, as well as the ability to accelerate from zero to 60 MPH in just 3 seconds, according to the company.Nov 26, 2020
Just remember the Texas winter Storm power outage when you have no power to charge your EV!
Tell Nikolai Tesla the news!
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You are stealing thunder, dude.
As I still plan to propose to DW next week:
- Sell off Chemicals - such an abstract concept. It's plastics. In our feti, in our water.
- Sell off Fuels/R&S - the same fuel for jet engines and that antique hurricane lantern?
- Sell off Upstream - let somebody else handle that ugly dangerous mining operation.
- Keep Lubes and Specialties. Everything needs a Lube! Big wind keep on churning.
Remember to say - I'll remind DW:
"This was the plan all along."
Move over, Einstein.
EVs are real - and they are spectacular.
Tesla will eventually recline as the newsmaker - there will be dozens of models, some very reasonable and roomy for new family types.
This is the future.
In Texas, there will be some confusion.
On the one hand - there could be control of the number of charging stations allowed. Kinda like ballot boxes. That's the old-timey approach, wheelchair batteries.
The next hand - full go with EVs. Tesla leading the charge (ha), with Elon already lobbying to change 'Longhorns' to 'Musk Oxen'. 'Aggies' to 'Lithium'.
The last one will win out.
EVs - with ExxonMobil lubricants still full swing.
Gotz to have the lubricants.
You're not crazy Mr. Woods! It really is happening!
Don't let the arguments of "it's more expensive" or " you'll run out of charge" scare you away. The Tesla models have excellent range, charge about once a week and their cost is slightly higher, but with the savings on gas, it's quickly becoming comparable. Point is, remember that you were an intelligent human before being a dedicated oil & gas employee, which means you're make smart financial decisions (EVs are quickly becoming a no brainer in the US and Europe). By the way, there were over 130 registered on campus as of December 2020.
The change is real. The new Ford Mustang EV looks super nice. Who doesn't want a self driving car that you can charge at home or at work. Do you really like stopping at gas stations to get harrassed by homeless people or to get robbed by thugs?