> In fact, in the first six months of this year, EVs in China displaced more oil than all of the UK used in the same period. A massive rise in electric heavy truck sales was responsible for the largest part of this oil displacement.
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China growth straining global auto shipping capacity - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49553327 - September 2026
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