I think I misunderstood your emphasis - the way you said multiple times that we need to get stable oil prices in there made me think that was a critical element for you.
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Originally Posted by Edward64
or US we are on the cusp (famous last words) of greatly reducing our oil needs with EVs. Get me the Tesla 2 for $25k with a range of 300 miles + quick charging stations everywhere, and there'll be a mass adoption.
I'm hoping/guessing that'll take 10 years.
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Even if we never used a drop of oil again in a passenger vehicle, we would still have huge oil dependence. EVs are a small positive step IMO, but passenger vehicles are less than half of the oil we consume. Volatility in oil prices will still be deeply felt. We're also dependent on imports for some of the materials required to make EVs, so ...