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SUVs are fueling global oil demand, and electric SUVs aren’t solving it. Tesla has once again cut prices on the Model S and Model X. It’s also bringing Plaid versions of the Model S and Model X to their lowest prices yet—both to the same $111,380. Mercedes-Benz has made efficiency and flexibility core focal points for the new generation of eSprinter electric vans recently revealed. And whether it’s the price of fashion or practicality: SUVs are fueling global oil demand and fouling CO2 targets, while neither electric SUVs nor electric vehicles as a whole are doing enough to offset that, according to a new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA).