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The shocking truth behind China’s EV dominance and America’s uphill battle
By: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 33 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“With cutting-edge advancements and massive investments, China is outpacing the U.S. in EV development, can America catch up?”
This is from Autoblog, a very standard gearhead site. Not an EV site. Sam Evans isn't alone in seeing what's happening in the world.
The IEA says China has hit peak oil - Oil markets face enormous glut
By: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 8 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“Transportation is 40% of oil demand and this is going away. ”
America's per capita economy is bigger than China's, but since China has four times America's population, its economy is much the larger. When China sneezes, the whole world catches a cold. When China puts the skids on fossil fuels in its cities, Big Oil is in a very bad place. Nota for...
How Chinese automakers took over Mexico's car market & shocked America
Via: Bob Nelson • Environment/Climate • 6 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“The Electric Viking”
My RSS feeds come from the US, UK, and France. My YouTube subscriptions have the same origins,. plus this Australian. Different points of view. Nota for Buzz: the title says it all.
Lula and Xi sign dozens of trade deals as Brazil-China ties deepen
Via: Bob Nelson • World News • 78 Comments • 1 Like • 2 months ago
“Presidents of China and Brazil hail 'new phase' in relations between two countries, which are major trading partners”
Why would any country trust Trump? Why would any country make deals that engage their future, with a man so obviously determined to destroy the world. I'm sure that Lula doesn't want to cozy up to Xi. But as a lesser of two evils, there's just no contest.
Coal power plant approvals in China crash as China adds 210GW of renewables
Via: Bob Nelson • Environment/Climate • 22 Comments • 5 Likes • 2 months ago
“Another report said all of China's coal plants are now running at 40% capacity, or less, and many of them have already shut down/decommissioned,...”
I'm... tired... of hearing about the craziness that's happening in America these days, so... here's a video about two countries, and neither is the USA. The world is continuing to turn. The fascists will parade... Nota for Buzz: This is an Australian EV guy, reporting on the immense volume...
Trump suggests he will declare national emergency and use military to push through mass deportations
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 90 Comments • 8 Likes • 2 months ago
“President-elect posted on social media that it was 'true' he was prepared to us military and emergency measures to deport millions of people from...”
All the Crazy Stuff Trump is Going to Do
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 64 Comments • 11 Likes • 2 months ago
The relatively relaxed reaction of NT progressives to the unmitigated disaster that I personally see coming, has left me wondering if I'm overreacting. Here's someone who sees it as I do.
Microcosm
By: Bob Nelson • Metafied • 26 Comments • 6 Likes • 2 months ago
““America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump said in a victory speech early Wednesday morning.”
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, has a duckbill and webbed feet, we are allowed to call it a "duck"... If it wants a dictator, despises minorities, and wants an end to human rights and the rule of law, we are NOT allowed to call it a fascist. NT fascists are sensitive people...