How well can oil refining – the source of hydrocarbon-based fuels that have sustained much of the world’s transport for more than a century – mix with electric vehicles (EVs)?

That is the basic question the World Refining Association (WRA) sought to answer when it commissioned a recent survey of international downstream industry professionals. Queried about perceived threats to refining from EVs, EV market supports, and the outlook for synergies between the refining and EV spheres, survey participants have provided some enlightenment on the matter. In addition, downstream industry experts have helped WRA to put survey results into the proper context.