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1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that's curbed oil demand – IEA (electrek.co)
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[–] TheIllustrativeMan 3 points 8 months ago

So although charging an EV is by no means fossil-fuel-free, it’s considerably less fossil-fuel than an ICE car.

That was my point. Even in the worst case it's comparable to 60mpg.... No ICE gets 60mpg. And in a decade it'll be even better.