Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
As gas prices climb, more and more consumers are looking to electric cars to help ease the burden of paying for fuel and commuting costs. While oil companies have been seeing record profits amid the surge in gas prices, the demand for electric cars has already affected oil companies by driving oil companies to:
Lobby against EV infrastructure development
Adopt more sustainable practices
Buy into EV startups of their own
Still, electric cars aren’t the only thing impacting oil companies right now. EVs are just one part of a global movement as many people are trying to move away from fossil fuels toward more renewable and sustainable energy.
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