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🔋 Electricity, energy use, and transpor...

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Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Do people use more electricity now than before? Is it difficult for the government to replace all the petrol cars with electric cars? How did people manage to live without electricity in the ancient world? Which is better, electric cars or petrol cars? Do you think electric bicycles will re ... Show More
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