Electric Cars Won’t Save Us [Part 1]

The Climate Denier's Playbook

The government is forcing me to buy an electric vehicle even though it emits more than a Ford F-350 truck smoking an unfiltered cigarette. COMMUNISM!

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  • Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben Boult
  • Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan
  • Executive Producer: Ben Boult 
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  • Music: Tony Domenick 
  • Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center

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