Hmmm... I don't think the oil industry is holding back the electric car. The problem here is (and always have been) the batteries.,(reply>), ​@Harley Mitchelly the other thing that also amazes me, is how people skip all technical reasons and go stright up, no scales, to conspiratorial thinking. There's a LOT of very smart people that investigate, put effort on these projects and they know that some technical challenges can potentially be unsolvable. At least at the current state of technology, materials, processes, capacity, manpower, knowledge... Advances in products, health care, or technology in general are often consecuences of breakthroughs, milestones, discoveries, etc.,(reply>), @Fran No problem. As I said, I'm a car guy that's heard way too much EV1 apologia. It's factual that they used... what's the technical name for a standard car battery, I wanna say lead acid battery, for the main power source of the vehicle. Even someone who wants to defend EVs in general to the death, the GM EV1 should not be defended on that premise alone, as not only is that method of battery woefully inequipped to power a vehicle entirely, making them is environmentally inefficient to boot.,(reply>), @Harley Mitchelly Sir, my respects to you. Thanks for your awesome description. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼,(reply>), @Fran Specifically with the EV1, it was using an array of glorified car batteries you'll find standard in any vehicle. I'm a car guy and I've seen more than my fair share of EV1 apologia. I'll state this bluntly, it was a lemon that was thankfully pulled before the Lemon Laws could get invoked.<br><br>The battery method used was an astronomically stupid idea as those batteries can and will freeze in winter while damaging the battery, can and will do nasty chemical reactions if left around long enough without replacing it, and are more prone to replacement than what you'll find in a Tesla. In all likelihood, GM cancelled the leases to pre-empt lawsuits when one eventually either blew up or froze in someone's garage and someone flipped out over viable products. Same deal as Cadillac's Northstar engines. The Northstar V8 did exactly what it was designed to do, shut off two cylinders when they weren't needed to save fuel. The problem is that no one takes care of their cars and the Northstar needs regular oil changes more than any other vehicle. The fact no one changes their oil properly is why the Northstar V8 is regarded like a lemon engine. When that goes bad, your engine's shot, but you can still theoretically drive it to the dealer's to get a replacement. When an EV1 would go bad, it not starting at all is the best case scenario. Worst case scenario, you don't have a car anymore, one or more batteries combusted or leaked acid everywhere and you need to start talking about frame damage, total engine failure, or worse.<br><br>Vital here is one of the true believers. You find them kicking around car circles lamenting how oil killed the electric car... it didn't. The electric car being pushed over a decade before the technology was even there killed the electric vehicle.,(reply>), @VitalVampyr I have to respectfully disagree, Vital. I understand your point and I think it's valid. You could make the case of GM being heavily invested in Internal Combustion Engines. But I still think that the problem here is that EV's have a fatal flaw and that is batteries and it's current state of their evolution. 🙏🏼