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On the recordApril 19, 2023
Added to that, we know that about 60 percent of the electricity that would be needed to charge those batteries comes from fossil fuels.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Highlighting reliance on fossil fuels for electricity needed for electric vehicle batteries.

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