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Electric vehicles no magic bullet for curbing oil demand

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By illuminem briefings

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🗞️ Driving the news: Despite the increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), countries with high EV sales are not seeing significant drops in oil consumption
• Norway, with EVs making up 80% of car sales in 2021, still shows stable gasoline and diesel consumption

🔭 The context: While there's an EV boom, the overall number of EVs in use is still much smaller compared to traditional combustion engine vehicles
• Factors include the continued use of traditional vehicles, challenges in electrifying heavy-duty transport, and the ongoing demand for oil in industries like aviation and petrochemicals

🌎 Why it matters for the planet: This underscores the need to address the entire transportation ecosystem, from passenger cars to heavy-duty vehicles, ensuring that environmental strategies are comprehensive and truly effective in reducing carbon emissions globally

⏭️ What's next: Analysts predict a gradual plateau in oil demand rather than a sharp decline
• Organizations like the International Energy Agency see the peak coming later this decade, while OPEC forecasts it around 2045

💬 One quote: "The U.S. and global economies will continue to need oil products for decades," (Dan Eberhart, journalist)

📈 One stat: Norway's road fuel sales were approximately 62,000 barrels daily in the first half of 2023, only a 10% drop from figures between 2017 and 2019

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