Re:The EV evolution is going to take longer than we thought
by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 02, 2024 @03:44AM
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China is the largest builder of renewable energy, in the form of solar and wind as well as huge hydro projects and nuclear. So it’s not just relying on coal. A city like Lanzhou that has lots of access to renewables (since that capacity is mostly in west/mid-west China) is actually being cleaned up pretty quickly since it is easier to shutdown coal plants.
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Re:The EV evolution is going to take longer than we thought
by Terr_ on Monday September 02, 2024 @04:01AM
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> China is the largest builder of renewable energy
That means nothing if you don't scale it per capita or per total generation capacity. One big country could have the most renewables and the most non-renewables at the very same time.
Re:The EV evolution is going to take longer than we thought
by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 02, 2024 @02:25PM
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Yes and? On a per capita basis, they are misers compared to the USA in terms of fossil fuel usage. China is progressing nicely into the future with their investments, if you want to worry about some developing country that’s extreme polluted, look at India instead.