in an interview with the economist, stan ovshinsky stated, "i think we at ecd we made a mistake of having a joint venture with an oil company, frankly speaking. and i think it’s not a good idea to go into business with somebody whose strategies would put you out of business, rather than building the business." in a later interview, however, when asked, "so it’s your opinion that cobasys is preventing other people from making it for that reason?", he responded "cobasys is not preventing anybody. cobasys just needs an infusion of cash.".