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Automobiles are a quarter of U.S. petroleum consumption.

And the average age of U.S. automobiles is 13 years.

EV/hybrid's effect on current oil consumption is 2% at the very, very most.



https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-produc...

Gasoline is the most-consumed petroleum product in the United States. In 2022, consumption of finished motor gasoline averaged about 8.78 million b/d (369 million gallons per day), which was about 43% of total U.S. petroleum consumption.


> And the average age of U.S. automobiles is 13 years.

OK, but what's the median age of U.S. automobiles? I think that's a more relevant merasure.




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