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Mike Thompson: “Electric vehicles are actually an attack on rural America.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2022
Electric vehicles are actually an attack on rural America.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Thompson claims that the push for electric vehicles threatens rural economies dependent on traditional energy sources.

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