Bernie Sanders: “We are still driving automobiles that get the same mileage…”

“And we do that by promoting energy efficient fuel vehicles, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, low carbon biofuels that will finally allow our nation to move beyond oil. It is amazing to me that as a nation, We are still driving automobiles that get the same mileage per gallon than was the case 30, 40 years ago. Now we've made some progress, as you know, by increasing the mileage per gallon situation, but we clearly have a long way to go. These are just some of the things we need to do.” (09:10–09:18)

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