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On the recordMay 15, 2023
If we were able to miraculously snap our fingers, and if every single American drove an EV tomorrow, we would only decrease the demand of a barrel of oil by 8 percent.
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Wes Hunt
Republican · Texas

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Hunt cites Bill Gates on the limited impact of electric vehicles on oil demand.

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