I think China is set up to surpass the US on the even more critical industry of green power.

- Chris Paine

Resistance to change is always the biggest obstacle.

- Chris Paine

Obviously the horse can still do things that the gas car can never do, and the gas car will always be able to do things the electric car can't do. Bu…

- Chris Paine

Oil companies earned a permanent enemy in me when they messed with the electric car the first time around, and I think they continue to do a disservi…

- Chris Paine

In the case of all the carmakers, there's a certain amount of greenwash. Take Toyota: They were pushing the Prius while they were meanwhile marketing…

- Chris Paine

I like to take folks back to the turn of the century when people said 'gas cars can never replace horses because you can feed horses at your house, y…

- Chris Paine

There are not a ton of people buying cars - cars are expensive. So people usually go for the cheapest car they can get. And if the price of gasoline …

- Chris Paine

What oil companies don't want you to know is that refineries use a huge amount of electricity in refining gasoline. And that's usually not even figur…

- Chris Paine

I think electric cars can help save Detroit. They reflect good decision-making, and there has been bad decision making in the auto industry for so lo…

- Chris Paine