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Chinese technology companies are paving the way for a world that will be powered by electric motors rather than gas-guzzling engines. It is a decisively 21st-century approach not just to solve its own energy problems, but also to sell batteries and other electric products to everyone else. Canada is its newest buyer of EVs; in a rebuke of Mr. Trump, its prime minister, Mark Carney, lowered tariffs on the cars as part of a new trade deal.

Though Americans have been slow to embrace electric vehicles, Chinese households have learned to love them. In 2025, 54 percent of new cars sold in China were either battery-powered or plug-in hybrids. That is a big reason that the country’s oil consumption is on track to peak in 2027, according to forecasts from the International Energy Agency. And Chinese E.V makers are setting records — whether it’s BYD’s sales (besting Tesla by battery-powered vehicles sold for the first time last year) or Xiaomi’s speed (its cars are setting records at major racetracks like Nürburgring in Germany).

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[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I don't know if he's obsessed by oil. So far when a president invaded a country because of it's oil, it always went with a cover story to justify it. Now the (cover) story provided by Trump is oil, so it may be possible it was all just to get the Nobel prize. As trinkets are all he cares about. Now it looks like he wants what I want when playing hearts of iron: make all the continent mine.

[–] Cloudstash@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

His best before has already expired, one foot is in the grave, old age takes its toll, why do you think he would care about anything other than himself at this point in his life?

[–] Soup@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why make up a conspiracy when they’re telling you to your face what they’re doing? Trump literally read outloud a note passed to him in a meeting, he has no filter left and he’s never been subtle.

Ya’ll please just deal with the issues in front of you. There’s no secret motivation that will change and then make the problem go away, the problem is just what it is and needs to be dealt with.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does it matter? He invaded a country illegally and kidnapped it's leader. Whether his motivation is oil or the Nobel peace pride, it doesn't change the fact he's a war criminal, on top of being a pedophile, rapist, white collar criminal and probably much more.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You brought it up! Unless you’re going through a multiple personality disorder thing the guy I replied to is you talking about his reasons.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you the diagnosis, random guy on the internet. Clearly you never heard of the concept "humor". Maybe find a thesaurus, work your way through it. Cheers.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s not humour and you’re just embarrassed for being called out.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Making fun of Trump isn't humor? Are you MAGA?

[–] Soup@lemmy.world -2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That’s not really what you did and not what I was talking about? Like at all? Brother, your low literacy level ain’t gunna be my problem, go figure that out on your own time.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Low literacy level? Me? Then follow with "ain't gunna".

I was definitely making fun of Trump. Wasn't that hard to get imo (in my opinion), but somehow it was and still is a whoosh for you (meaning you missed the joke). And clearly you cannot handle that, seeing your desperate attempts to insult me.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Alright fine, I’ll add this just for you: You were trying to find some conspiratorial justification for why Trump invaded and I said that you don’t need to look that deep because the fact is that he attacked another nation. You then came back with “it doesn’t matter because he’s doing bad things” which is pretty much what I said. Then you thought I was MAGA even though I said something very clearly anti-Trump.

This isn’t difficult.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

It is the party, they are coming out of the(ir nazi) closet and holding his hand to betray his america first promises and use the unchallenged power of the military for the benefit of their rich and connected.

We get the bill. And if we are dumb enough a feeling of pride being the most capable of killing people for the benefit of the same rich stealing our lunch.

The president does not know what is going on. Big fella really went downhill the last 5 years, he is running on autoprick.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

it always went with a cover story to justify it

Trump is too stupid to come up with a plausible cover story, though he tried claiming that Venezuela was the source of fentanyl coming into the US, which was quickly and easily disproven.