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I know that but even the best EV is not helpful of your grid keeps shutting down.
Well there's less also less pressure on the oil reserves when there's fewer cars using them
Let's not forget that Cubans would generally drive 1950s American cars from before the blockade, as well as soviet cars from... Doesn't matter when, they were never particularly efficient either lmao
An EV might use 5x less fuel than a 1950's Chevy even if charged wholly by an oil-based power plant. They're also building up solar capacity.