In a perfect world, the idea is abhorent, but in a world were the
grubmint gets car companies to merge with other car companies, banks
with other banks and oil comapnies with outher oil companies, it seems
to make more sence to balance R&D cuyles by merging oil and car
companies. I have been thinking about how one would fund continued
alternative energy development under the inevitable return of low oil
prices, so I realised when cars are doing well, oil sucks and vice
versa, so they could essentially finance each other's R&D.

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