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10. Hope You're Right
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:09 PM
Feb 2025

But oil consumption keeps climbing.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/271823/global-crude-oil-demand/

I think we’ll continue to consume oil for reasons other than auto propulsion. But that chart makes me think the EV inflection point is still some point in the future. Maybe demographics in industrialized countries also come into play soon.

IDK how all this will shake out.

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