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Is that really phrased as a question?
It's been a truism for decades. Well, starting with more effective engines. The fabled 3-litre-car (if anyone remembers) could have been widespread reality since... idk the 90s I guess, but it never happened thanks to oil lobbies.
edit: oops that was eurocentric I guess. "3-litre-car" means that it consumes 3 litres of fuel on 100km. And such cars did and do exist but were never developed & advertised as they would have deserved.
I had a 1-liter, 3-cylinder car in the 90s. No fable, but people wanted bigger cars that cost more to operate.
How much fuel did it consume on 100km?
It's true, such cars were not fabled, but rare and never advertised as they would have deserved. I once drove a 1980s Diesel Opel station wagon a few hundred kilometers to haul some stuff, mostly on the motorway, mostly very conservative driving, and it used 3 liters / 100km.
About 4 L, depending on the load and work type.
There's literally a popular documentary proving this, called "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
Yes. The answer is fuckin obviously yes.
The end when all the owners were begging to keep their cars. Imagine where the technology would be now if they had allowed it to flourish then.
Does a bear shit in the woods?
Betteridge is unreliable
Always
Big Oil has historically kneecapped any legislation, technology, or competition that could conceivably endanger their dominance of the market. It's been a core operating principle of the entire industry since the days of Henry Ford.
They would kill people over that capitalism baby
Well duuh.
Didn't read the article, can confirm yes.
Literally any ham fisted conspiracy idea is true. Big money has control over your life and there is nothing anyone can do. Legally...
Yes. Next question.
Who else has the motive, means, and opportunity?
Have for decades