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		bluGill 85 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ford Will Keep Battery Factory Even If Republicans... Not really productive for oil companies either. They can fight, but they can't bring down oil prices enough to compete and consumers are catching on.

ryoshoe 85 days ago [–]

Unfortunately they can lobby to prevent cheaper alternatives from being made available

bluGill 85 days ago | [–]

They can, but lobbies are not all powerful. Congress is always careful about something that could cost votes. There are enough EV owners that they will have a hard time daring make those voters mad.

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