Hm, looks like we need Trump to cut off oil exports to the world, one country at a time. Then everybody will move on from oil real quick (to the USA's detriment).
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Isn't Cuba also dependant on oil for it's electricity generation?
hopefully china is shipping solar by the boatload, because historically their power generation grid has been run off of heavy fuel oil. their power generation equipment is dated and falling apart, it would be awesome to see them pivot to a renewable driven grid.
Even if it is, centralized power stations and the transmission losses for charging EVs are in total more efficient than small internal combustion engines.
I know that but even the best EV is not helpful of your grid keeps shutting down.
Well there's less also less pressure on the oil reserves when there's fewer cars using them
Let's not forget that Cubans would generally drive 1950s American cars from before the blockade, as well as soviet cars from... Doesn't matter when, they were never particularly efficient either lmao
An EV might use 5x less fuel than a 1950's Chevy even if charged wholly by an oil-based power plant. They're also building up solar capacity.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has declared Cuba "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security.
Why? Is he afraid Americans will revolt when they hear about Cuba's superior healthcare system and longer life expectancy that they've managed to attain in the face of blockades?