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Elon Musk’s confusing ‘green logic’

20 May 2023

6:29 PM

20 May 2023

6:29 PM

A video featuring Elon Musk from 2017 has been resurrected showing his disbelief after seeing (what now feels like blissfully cheap) energy bills facing Australian families.

‘Wow, really?’ Musk remarked, after being told energy was on the verge of becoming a luxury item. ‘I didn’t realise it was that expensive. Australia has so many natural resources that even if you go the fossil fuel route, electricity should be very cheap.’

Musk was right about the last part.

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