Combustion engines largely gone in 20 years but world will be very different

Combustion engines largely gone in 20 years but world will be very different | So, I think 20 years from now, yeah. Uh I don't think you're going to see too much uh too many combustion engines, but 20 years is a long way away uh and the world is going to be a very, very different uh place by then.

So, I think 20 years from now, yeah. Uh I don't think you're going to see too much uh too many combustion engines, but 20 years is a long way away uh and the world is going to be a very, very different uh place by then.

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