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I can't wait until the day everyone drives an electric car. I can't believe after 100 years, we still have these gas guzzling, pollution spewing dinosaurs... These huge conglomerate oil companies are going to end up ruining us all. The auto manufacturers need to look to the future before they become obsolete. Tesla, I salute you!

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> The auto manufacturers need to look to the future before they become obsolete.

No they don't, the economics of cars is doing exactly what it should. The old dogs don't react fast enough so new tech and ideas like Tesla take over.

It is good to have corporate turnover of businesses before they can concentrate power and influence in their niche sphere to capture markets. In the US, the downsizing of Chrysler brings GM / Ford into a duopoly after having bought dozens of brands over the last half century. They desperately needed some competition.

Hate to break it to you, but the only thing that will happen is that more plants will be converted to burning oil. You won't have car exhaust, but you'll end up burning fossil fuels to power your vehicle all the same.

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