And as you are pointing out, this administration just so we put 70% of all the oil that we consume in the United States into gasoline tanks. And so right now, Donald Trump is rolling back the fuel economy standards. And I'm the author of the 2007 law that President Obama used to increase fuel economy standards to 54.5 miles per gallon. That's pretty much where Elon Musk came from, because now the mandate is so high, 54 point, that the all electric vehicle became a much more attractive option. (15:56–16:05)
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Asserts authorship of the 2007 law used to raise fuel economy standards.
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