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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
I figured out that even if we electrify half our cars and trucks, we would still need about 10 or 11 million barrels of oil, of crude oil, a day.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander discusses the ongoing need for oil despite electrifying vehicles.

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