naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoElectric Cars Are Pushing the Age of Oil to Extinction in Chinawww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down121
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minus-squareتحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoDeveloping countries need cheap energy
minus-squareCohortCzort@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoBut if we were really serious about sustainability, wouldnt it be better to not get more of the world hooked and fossil fuels in that way. Which is not me saying everyone should be driving EVs, because fuck cars.
minus-squareتحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoOil isn’t just used for cars. A lot of countries use diesel trains on routes where electrification isn’t feasible for various reasons. Here’s a modern diesel train https://youtu.be/tFoljwX6o90
minus-squarewowbagger@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoSo, solar and wind? Both cheaper than fossil fuels at this point.
minus-squareتحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThen no one will buy the oil Saudi Arabia is selling if that’s true
Developing countries need cheap energy
But if we were really serious about sustainability, wouldnt it be better to not get more of the world hooked and fossil fuels in that way.
Which is not me saying everyone should be driving EVs, because fuck cars.
Oil isn’t just used for cars. A lot of countries use diesel trains on routes where electrification isn’t feasible for various reasons. Here’s a modern diesel train https://youtu.be/tFoljwX6o90
So, solar and wind? Both cheaper than fossil fuels at this point.
Then no one will buy the oil Saudi Arabia is selling if that’s true