Comments on: Chevron and the Chevy Volt? http://gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:22:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: pete k http://gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31674 pete k Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:32:43 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31674 SuperSchupp (19) Sorry but I have to disagree with you on that one, and many others here will too. Oil companies would only make money from you ONCE if they sold you an EV traction battery, but when they sell you petrol (gas for the Yanks) they make money from you for the rest of the car's life (and if they get their way, for the rest of YOUR life). Yes, big oil obviously exists to make money but in order to keep doing that why on earth would they WANT to sell you the keys to their own hand-cuffs? Maybe later on when the rEVolution has started they'll have to settle for only making money from you just the one time, and to that end some are hedging their bets by getting/remaining invloved with battery science. So I'm sorry mate but I firmly BELIEVE in the 'suggestion' that big oil's interest in controlling batteries is only to maximise the time period over which they can sell us petrol - or more precisely, the time period over which they can sell YOU petrol - I've been running on electrons for over 2 years now . Cheers! ;-) SuperSchupp (19)

Sorry but I have to disagree with you on that one, and many others here will too.

Oil companies would only make money from you ONCE if they sold you an EV traction battery, but when they sell you petrol (gas for the Yanks) they make money from you for the rest of the car’s life (and if they get their way, for the rest of YOUR life).

Yes, big oil obviously exists to make money but in order to keep doing that why on earth would they WANT to sell you the keys to their own hand-cuffs?

Maybe later on when the rEVolution has started they’ll have to settle for only making money from you just the one time, and to that end some are hedging their bets by getting/remaining invloved with battery science.

So I’m sorry mate but I firmly BELIEVE in the ’suggestion’ that big oil’s interest in controlling batteries is only to maximise the time period over which they can sell us petrol – or more precisely, the time period over which they can sell YOU petrol – I’ve been running on electrons for over 2 years now .

Cheers! ;-)

]]> By: SuperSchupp http://gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31583 SuperSchupp Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:09:02 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31583 For those who suggest the oil companies are trying to kill the electric car, I really don't think the oil COMPANIES care if they make their money from selling oil or from selling batteries. They want to make money! The source matters not. They do however want to control it, whatever IT ends up being. For those who suggest the oil companies are trying to kill the electric car, I really don’t think the oil COMPANIES care if they make their money from selling oil or from selling batteries. They want to make money! The source matters not. They do however want to control it, whatever IT ends up being.

]]> By: Rockyroad http://gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31550 Rockyroad Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:22:21 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31550 Big oil has the national distribution system in place for any type of "liquid" fuel they can control and which they want to retain. Ethanol, hydrogen or whatever. When you can "plug" your vehicle in at home to "refuel", you bypass their profit center. They are well aware of this and will everything to derail any EV. When Linden President was president in the 1970's, during the energy shortage he promised that 200 nuclear plants would be built to make us energy independent, it never happed. But it did happen in France, which generates 75% of its electrical power from nuclear. What we need now is a national energy policy, which addresses all forms of energy consumption because our national security is at stake if we fail to do this now. Big oil has the national distribution system in place for any type of “liquid” fuel they can control and which they want to retain. Ethanol, hydrogen or whatever. When you can “plug” your vehicle in at home to “refuel”, you bypass their profit center. They are well aware of this and will everything to derail any EV.
When Linden President was president in the 1970’s, during the energy shortage he promised that 200 nuclear plants would be built to make us energy independent, it never happed. But it did happen in France, which generates 75% of its electrical power from nuclear.
What we need now is a national energy policy, which addresses all forms of energy consumption because our national security is at stake if we fail to do this now.

]]> By: jkh2000 http://gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31534 jkh2000 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:24:37 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31534 Since Chevron was one of the big reasons for GM destroying their totally electric car, why the Hell would anyone trust anything they say or do. I would be willing to bet they kill the Volt before it is done. Big Oil = Big Bastards. Since Chevron was one of the big reasons for GM destroying their totally electric car, why the Hell would anyone trust anything they say or do. I would be willing to bet they kill the Volt before it is done. Big Oil = Big Bastards.

]]> By: Brian M http://gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31530 Brian M Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:06:20 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/02/27/chevron-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-31530 Sam, #15, Thanks, that's what I thought. This is at least the second article I have seen that makes the Chevron-Volt link erroneously. Apparently the press has no idea what they are talking about (but what else is new?) Sam, #15,

Thanks, that’s what I thought. This is at least the second article I have seen that makes the Chevron-Volt link erroneously. Apparently the press has no idea what they are talking about (but what else is new?)

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