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Martin Heinrich: “That math doesn't work, and it doesn't work because an internal combustion engine is only about 30 to 35 percent…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2021
That math doesn't work, and it doesn't work because an internal combustion engine is only about 30 to 35 percent efficient.
Said by
Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich critiques the argument that electric vehicles are less clean than gas vehicles.

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