Total Chief Executive Drives an Electric Car, but Only on Weekends

Total Chief Executive Drives an Electric Car, but Only on Weekends
Patrick Pouyanne, chief executive of Total, attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia on May 25, 2018. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
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The chief executive of French oil and gas giant Total said on Aug. 27, that he and his wife drive an electric car - but when it comes to business, he relies on fossil fuels.

“It’s a 100 percent e-car. It’s a nice Renault electric car. And I’m driving it every weekend. It’s my private car,” Patrick Pouyanne told an oil conference.