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Re:BYD's bet on EVs is paying off as drivers ditch gas amid ... by karel-3d on Friday March 20, 2026 @05:11PM (#47460633)
China is one of the top producers of CO2? They also keep building new coal plants faster than anyone

Energy doesn't appear immaculately from the heavens. You need to spend a lot of conventional fossil fuel to be able to make renewables

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Re:BYD's bet on EVs is paying off as drivers ditch gas amid ... by michaelteter on Friday March 20, 2026 @07:05PM (#47461997)
You should review this - CO2 per capita by country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di...

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Re:BYD's bet on EVs is paying off as drivers ditch gas amid ... by tuna74 on Friday March 20, 2026 @05:27PM (#47460835)
"Energy doesn't appear immaculately from the heavens."

It actually does. There is a big fusion reactor up there that gives us a lot of direct energy, if you don't live near the poles it is enough for everything.

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