"So, let’s celebrate what Elon Musk and thousands of Tesla employees are accomplishing against all odds. They are trying to reach absurdly challenging goals. And, by the way, it is done at American factories with American workers on a car that uses 100% local energy, not Middle Eastern oil."
This got me thinking about fuel sources for USA electrical power plants, and whether any of that comes from imported Oil. GOOD NEWS I think: only a tiny amount. After a small bit of digging, it looks like petroleum is the source of less than 1% of US electricity generation (most is from coal and natural gas). We still import Oil, mostly crude, so some portion of that 1% of electricity coming from pertrolium could be argued as coming from imported oil. Still very small, so the “a car that uses 100% local energy, not Middle Eastern oil” part of the quote seems absolutely credible.
See:
Electricity in the United States - Energy Explained, Your Guide To Understanding Energy - Energy Information Administration