Wednesday, May 17, 2006

ExxonMobil supports hybrid cars

In what can only be interpreted as a shameless attempt at some very rare positive press, ExxonMobil subsidiary ExxonMobil Chemical is releasing some info on new battery technology for hybrid cars.

It's worth noting ExxonMobil has publicly scoffed at alternative fuels in the past, so an announcement like this is certainly newsworthy. However, how much pressure do you think ExxonMobil is under to develop this new technology? I would think the weekly status meeting on this project would include a lot of comments like this: "Don't you need to take a little more time to get that right?" or "There's really no hurry on that deliverable."

God, I hate the oil companies.

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