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Ember: EVs Saved Oil Importers $20 Billion Since Hormuz Shut
Ember: EV fleets displaced 200 million barrels of crude worth $20 billion in six months of the Hormuz crisis. China took $14 billion. The U.S. isn't on it.
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Ember: EV fleets displaced 200 million barrels of crude worth $20 billion in six months of the Hormuz crisis. China took $14 billion. The U.S. isn't on it.
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