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Re:BYD begins testing solid-state EV batteries in the Seal by tw04 on Friday June 20, 2025 @07:16PM (#44332998)
The big 3 are not the ones asking for this. It actively hurts them. They aren’t delusional, they NEED government support to compete globally against Chinese EVs. Every big 3 CEO to a T has made it clear they know it’s if, not when ICE sales become a rounding error on their books.

Point your gun where it belongs which is the oil industry and its lobbyists.

Re:BYD begins testing solid-state EV batteries in the Seal by pstuart on Friday June 20, 2025 @08:25PM (#44333405)
> Point your gun where it belongs which is the oil industry and its lobbyists.

They are indeed the enemy. They've managed to convince a large swath of the population to hate everything that is not fossil-fueled.

Re:BYD begins testing solid-state EV batteries in the Seal by triceratops on Friday June 20, 2025 @09:48PM (#44333810)
Why can't we have better marketing for different types of people.

Example: God made the sun and the sky. That's where heaven is. Fossil fuels come from under the earth. Something else really bad is down there too. I don't want to spell it out, but it's the opposite of heaven.

Or for the "independent, lion-not-sheep" types: I don't depend on big companies. My energy comes from up above. You can't take the sky from me. etc.

Re:BYD begins testing solid-state EV batteries in the Seal by pstuart on Friday June 20, 2025 @10:09PM (#44333900)
A key problem is that anger, hate, and fear are more powerful motivators than hope and optimism. That fact has been leveraged to weaponize those emotions to a degree that inspires awe at it's success.

Freedom to power your home without paying "the man" should be compelling to all who could use it. Texas is ironically a prime state for renewable energy and the dollars generated from it have convinced some, but many still reject it as "wokeness".

It boggles the mind.

Re:BYD begins testing solid-state EV batteries in the Seal by johnea on Sunday June 22, 2025 @06:26PM (#44350817)
Nice one! I've actually used this is meat space conversation while traveling the southeast US.

When I'm in public conversation, say in a coffee shop, restaurant, or crowded park, and I know I'm in a place with a lot of "christians" around me, I'll say things very much like you describe:

"Don't you know? Oil comes up from hell! It's made by the devil!"

"Sunlight is falling down from heaven, it's a gift directly from god."

"But for some reason, so many christians are against solar power, and want to burn more oil."

Then I'll wrap up with a little apocalypse evangelism:

"The bible says that in the end times, most christians will start to follow false prophets, and they're all going to go to hell!"

I doubt it has much lasting effect, but I do see a few heads turn, with questioning, worried looks on their faces.

You're the first other person I've seen mention this as a means of "converting the sinners".