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

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[–] CohortCzort@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

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