[ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-Why-I-Won-t-Buy-a-Tesla-Edison-Tesla-Deja-Vu-Free-Supercharging-tp4691511p4691542.html ... Saudi wealth fund bought (5%) Tesla stock ... ]
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-saudi-arabia-journalist-20181017-story.html Upset at oil-rich Saudi Arabia? Start driving an electric vehicle Oct 17, 2018 To the editor: Righteous indignation over the likely death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is being expressed by countless Americans. Most of us feel impotent, however, to do anything about it. The Saudi ruling family is a wealthy bunch and uses its money to intimidate or buy off anyone who would try to interfere in its machinations. But there is a chink in the royals’ armor: Their wealth comes exclusively from oil, so anything that reduces demand for oil scares them. This is where you come in. If you drive an internal combustion car, switch to an electric vehicle. You’ll not only eliminate the pollution you were generating, you will also forever stop giving money to the oil industry. As more of us take this step, we will eventually eliminate oil as the energy source for all ground transport. Saudi Arabia will have to deal with the loss of most of its income and the knowledge that its deadly ways hastened that loss. Paul Scott, Santa Monica The writer co-founded the electric vehicle advocacy group Plug-In America ... [© latimes.com] ... https://www.google.com/search?q=death+Saudi+journalist+Jamal+Khashoggi Death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi + http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/politics/senate-bill-could-give-electric-vehicle-tax-credit-a-big-boost/article/534829 Senate bill could give electric vehicle tax credit a big boost Oct 17, 2018 Washington - Tesla Inc and General Motors, which have lobbied Congress to lift a cap on electric vehicles eligible for a $7,500 tax credit, could get their way for ... http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/4/3/0/8/3/i/3/9/0/o/bolt-2.JPG For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
