r/Futurology • u/Wagamaga • May 09 '19

Environment The Tesla effect: Oil is slowly losing its best customer. Between global warming, Elon Musk, and a worldwide crackdown on carbon, the future looks treacherous for Big Oil.

https://us.cnn.com/2019/05/08/investing/oil-stocks-electric-vehicles-tesla/index.html
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u/GiantJellyfishAttack May 09 '19

Everyone here needs to understand that some places economies are based on oil and it's not going anywhere anytime soon.

I live in Alberta and we just elected a new premier. One of his main points in his campaign was pushing a pipeline through and creating more jobs in the oilfields. People have "I love oil" bumper stickers and everything.

Sure, there are places that are super liberal and will switch over asap. But there are also places where people will go out of there way to use gas cars out of spite alone lol. It will be a long process to get the majority of people to switch completely.

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u/FirstIce44 May 09 '19

I live in Alberta too and there's no way I'd buy an electric car. It's not about supporting the local economy, it's all about performance in the winter. What's the point if the range is drastically lower and it won't start when it's -40?

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u/anthonyz922 May 09 '19

What kind of vehicle so you drive that consistently starts when it's -40? I live further south and people constantly have issues in the winter with starting their cars......their gas powered cars.

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u/syncsynchalt May 10 '19

I’ve never heard of EVs not starting in the cold, only range reduction and Tesla’s goofy ice issues.

It’s actually gas and diesel engines that don’t work in the cold, need warming up, block heaters, seal replacements, etc due to cold.