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Mike Rogers: “Hybrid cars take 140 tons of carbon out of the air. One…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 03:03

And they're definitely not good for the workforce here in Michigan. 40% less labor to build an electric car than it would take a hybrid car, by the way. And 90 Hybrid cars take 140 tons of carbon out of the air. One electric vehicle takes 4 tons of carbon out of the air. And so, you know, Michigan workers, pretty savvy here. We work hard, we like to play hard. We have lots of natural resources. All of that seems to be at risk. (03:03–03:10)

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Asserts that hybrid cars remove 140 tons of carbon, while electric vehicles remove 4 tons.

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