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> In some countries it's well over 50%. China of course being one of them As always with these stats, I like to check whether that includes plug in hybrids, an

• jddj 2mo ago
  Wow. On mobile Firefox I have to use two fingers to scroll that site.
  • Epa095 2mo ago
    Yeah, that's some cursed JavaScript :-/
• thelastgallon 2mo ago
  Thats personal vehicles. But if China is going full speed with electric trucks, that will be the fastest gamechanger. Diesel trucks run 300K miles, under 5mpg, consume a gazillion gallons. Electric truck fuel costs are probably 10%. Its really sad that India is pro fossil fuel, it has an opportunity to follow China's strategy.
  • dyauspitr 2mo ago
    I don’t know what you mean by India is pro fossil fuel. It’s aggressively building out solar and has multiple nuclear reactors being simultaneously constructed. It would love to be an electrostate but is doing everything it can to satisfy its populations energy needs in the meantime which means they can’t just stop using coal and oil.
  • SideburnsOfDoom 2mo ago
    You will find Chinese electric trucks making inroads (heh) everywhere from UK and Europe (1) to Africa (2) now that it's a proven business model in the centre of the these things, of course. 1) https://octopus.energy/big-on-batteries-octopus-and-catl-team-up-to-unlock-electric-trucking-across-europe/ https://octopus.energy/big-on-batteries-octopus-and-catl-tea... 2) https://mybroadband.co.za/news/motoring/648661-electric-truck-battery-swapping-station-plan-in-south-africa.html https://mybroadband.co.za/news/motoring/648661-electric-truc...
  • coderedart 2mo ago
    India is pro-coal (has local sources), but anti-oil (import dependence). It is only pro-coal because there's no other alternatives at cost/scale for baseload generation.
  • throwaway473825 2mo ago
    India is literally following China's "anything but oil and gas", which encourages renewables, nuclear and coal. In fact, the Chinese coal lobby is partially responsible for the push for electric trucks. The alternatives are diesel and LNG - both competitors to coal.
• johanvts 2mo ago
  Those numbers are from before Mr Trump decided to do his very best to convince the world to stop using oil. Which happened to coincide beautifully with VW group, Stellantis and Chinese firms having an all out price war on smaller EVs, which have until now been the underserved segment of the market. In Denmark it’s certainly not 36%, its probably closer to 90% of new cars being EVs, it’s simply financial suicide to buy a new ICE car here.
  • SoftTalker 2mo ago
    > it’s simply financial suicide to buy a new ICE car here That's a result of tax policy much more than the fundamental economics of ICE vs EV. Petrol is highly taxed. ICE cars are highly taxed. EV cars are probably exempted, or at least taxed less.
    • johanvts 2mo ago
      Sure, but the fundamentals are moving in same direction, partly thanks to Trump. Electricity is getting cheaper and EVs have 90+ efficiency, gas is getting more expensive. You could also say that petrol is fundamentally way to cheap because so far it has been exempt from paying for all the damage it causes.
• SECProto 2mo ago
  > Those are still mostly dependent on fossil fuels, although they use less. I don't think the word "mostly" belongs in that sentence - "partially" might work. It depends significantly on how far you drive - I know 4 people with Plug-in hybrids. They all use ~0 fossil fuels most of the time, and only have to fill their gas tank when they go on a longer driving trip (roughly every 4-6 weeks or whatever). Considering how fuel inefficient city driving is, it's enough to eliminate at least half, maybe 2/3 of their fuel consumption.