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Elon Musk calls for increase in US oil, gas production to combat Russia despite negative effect on Tesla
FoxNews ^ | Mar 4, 2022 | A M Miller

Posted on 03/06/2022 6:31:47 AM PST by Conservat1

Musk's tweet calling for more fossil fuel production was retweeted roughly 20,000 times in 30 minutes

 Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk called on the United States to increase its domestic oil output in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while also acknowledging that his electric car company would be negatively affected by that move. "Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately," Musk tweeted Friday. "Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; bidenforeignpolicy; drillbabydrill; elonmusk; oil; putinsbuttboys; putinworshippers; russia; russianaggression; spacex; starlink; tesla; ukraine; waronoil; zot; zottherussiantrolls
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To: Conservat1

Teslas (and most other vehicles) contain hundreds of pounds of plastic, and producing plastic requires oil.

Cheap oil helps everyone, even Musk.


21 posted on 03/06/2022 6:56:42 AM PST by Fresh Wind (We are living in 1984. We have always been living in 1984.)
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To: allendale
It's not so much that.
It's that EVs accounted for just over 1% of car sales in the US in 2020.
Almost all cars/trucks are still using fossil fuels.
You can have super high gas prices like we have now. Great way to kill the economy.
22 posted on 03/06/2022 6:57:25 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

He would just tell you it was Putin that did it.


23 posted on 03/06/2022 6:57:29 AM PST by dforest
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

“Musk needs to send that message to Bidens boss: AOC”

___

Biden in his SOTU speech tried very hard to show a distance from AOC & co. Though I doubt he was too successful in that.


24 posted on 03/06/2022 6:57:46 AM PST by Conservat1
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To: Conservat1

It’s a normal measure...

BiXiden and his handlers are abnormal.


25 posted on 03/06/2022 6:57:55 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Conservat1

What do you think his factories run on? Rainbow colors?


26 posted on 03/06/2022 6:59:25 AM PST by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.p)
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To: Conservat1

This guy would make a decent Senator. And with his celeb status, maybe he could win in a blue state.


27 posted on 03/06/2022 7:00:35 AM PST by imabadboy99
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To: Conservat1

My memory is hazy but I believe the Keystone oil is for export and is not suitable for our refineries? Maybe someone else can chine in here. We’ve got a lot of energy industry folks on FR.


28 posted on 03/06/2022 7:03:42 AM PST by lodi90
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Musk would easily win election for POTUS if he was eligible. But maybe that is why he is not attacked. He’s not a threat to the Uniparty.


29 posted on 03/06/2022 7:04:30 AM PST by lodi90
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

No, diesel does not cost $8.00 a gallon in California.


30 posted on 03/06/2022 7:05:10 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: imabadboy99

Musk is used to action AND competence taking on problems directly and with innovation.

His head would explode in congress - especially the senate.

He has not gotten to where he is with compromise and endless debate and nuance.


31 posted on 03/06/2022 7:07:50 AM PST by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

“I feel like asking him for the extra money I have to pay”

We need reparations from all Biden voters.


32 posted on 03/06/2022 7:08:52 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Drew68

Rising costs....not a bug it’s a feature.

https://youtu.be/bRuin1swBLU


33 posted on 03/06/2022 7:10:05 AM PST by Rural_Michigan
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

RV’ers will get crushed as well. People don’t usually plan for expensive gas when they make those decisions.


34 posted on 03/06/2022 7:25:03 AM PST by Theoria
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To: dforest

Already seeing some saying things like, “When you drive a gas-powered car, you’re riding with Putin.”

They aren’t going to let this crisis go to waste.


35 posted on 03/06/2022 7:26:38 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Conservat1; dforest
Do not let Biden get away with blaming Russia for high gas prices. He alone is responsible for all of this.” Keep this image front and center at least until November.
36 posted on 03/06/2022 7:30:00 AM PST by mund1011
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

I’m working in Kali right now. Diesel is cheaper than gasoline. Weird.

Diesel only became higher than gasoline when the ultra-low sulfur requirements went into place. It used to always be cheaper.


37 posted on 03/06/2022 7:33:32 AM PST by El Laton Caliente (NRA Life Member)
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To: lodi90

The Keystone pipelineXL was to bring crude from Canada to Nebraska to then be sent down to Gulf to be refined.

So since Biden halted the building of XL that crude is now being shipped by rail(think Buffet here) to Nebr.


38 posted on 03/06/2022 7:36:57 AM PST by RWGinger (Does anyone else really )
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To: dfwgator

Riding with Putin
Biking with Biden


39 posted on 03/06/2022 7:37:44 AM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: El Laton Caliente

“Diesel only became higher than gasoline when the ultra-low sulfur requirements went into place”

They were supposed to get more Sulfur outta gas too. Did that happen or not?

When I bought my Diesel cars Diesel was cheaper than gas.


40 posted on 03/06/2022 7:39:53 AM PST by Paladin2
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