Kees van der Leun

China’s Edge in an Oil Shock: Electric Cars and Renewables.

Beijing’s decades-long push to reduce its dependence on foreign oil with huge investments in clean energy sources like electric vehicles is now paying off. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/business/china-oil-cars.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TVA.YRs2.ZnJPqh7HSV4H&smid=bs-share

China’s Edge in an Oil Shock: Electric Cars and Renewables

Beijing’s decades-long push to reduce its dependence on foreign oil with huge investments in clean energy sources like electric vehicles is now paying off.

The New York Times
Mar 15 at 9:03pmWeb
Show threadJoris Meys5d ago

@Sustainable2050
I have a very strong "no shit Sherlock, we told you that 2 decades ago" feeling. China deployed a fleet of Li-ion battery powered busses during the olympics of Bejing, 2008.

They took off, we missed the bus. Pun fully intended.

Show threadMAgetröte4d ago
@Sustainable2050
@lagedernation fyi