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[–] 1 point 7 months ago

Nazi Germany famously tried to develop synthetic replacements for petroleum. In their context, they had a massive war going on, and they did not have great access to regular oil deposits or sources.

They weren't successful at replacing non-synthetic petroleum products on a large scale. By the end of the war, their air force couldn't fly anywhere for lack of fuel, and their army had almost entirely reverted to horse-based transport instead of trucks.

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