You don't need a degree in economics to realize that the electric vehicle industry and the fossil fuel industry are not best pals, although oil companies haven't seemed that bothered by EVs up until now.
Maybe because they thought battery-electric vehicles would never catch on, or maybe because they believed ignoring EVs was the best strategy, oil companies have refrained from making many comments on electric vehicles. But with electric vehicles gaining popularity in recent years, Big Oil may be pulling out the big guns.