A good customer of ours stopped by the shop, ranting about a recent presidential executive order declaring that by 2030 half of all cars sold in the U.S. must be electric or EVs.
This particular customer is of advanced age, though spry and outspoken as ever, and it’s clear that anything done by the opposing team, aka anyone other than his chosen political party, is grounds for outrage. You could ask him, but there’s no need, he’ll just tell you.
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