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Electric Cars Are Pushing the Age of Oil to Extinction in China (www.bloomberg.com)

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (31 children)

It's worth noting that this is not being done for environmental reasons (more half of all coal pollution comes from China), but for strategic reasons as China has limited access to oil near it's borders.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Great argument for a green transition in many places, such as Europe, India and Japan. Dependence on fossil fuels is a big weakness.

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