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While many people on the political right think internal combustion is going to be the norm forever, it’s becoming harder and harder to maintain that position. The talking points have to change every year because they keep being disproven, so many anti-EV trolls have simply resorted to lying their butts off or sticking to outdated information.
But, if your whole economy hinges on oil, you can’t afford that level of lying and self-delusion. So, we’re seeing countries in southwest Asia rethink their position. Oil will obviously continue to be important for transportation globally for decades, and will continue to be important for non-transportation applications (such as plastics) for decades more. Despite that, a big drop in demand is coming as EV technology improves, and money in places…
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