RE: Peak Petrol
September 10, 2023 at 1:15 pm
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2023 at 1:17 pm by Anomalocaris.)
From the perspective of CO2 emission, Burning coal to generate electricity to power EV is worse then burning gasoline in internal combustion engined cars by about 10-20%
China’s drive to electrify it’s private car sector very quickly is motivated by 2 thing:
1. Energy independence. China has relative small domestic oil reserves for its needs, so burning gasoline means import dependence. China has more coal reserves than it knows what to do with.
2. Get ahead of the EV adoption curve of other major car markets to give Chinese EV R&D and supply chain a head start advantage when other markets also climb up their own adoption curve.
China had stopped permitting new coal fired power plants and promised to phase out coal in favor of renewable resources. But possibility of war over Taiwan has put renewed focus on Energy Indepednence so new coal fired power plants are being permitted again.
China’s drive to electrify it’s private car sector very quickly is motivated by 2 thing:
1. Energy independence. China has relative small domestic oil reserves for its needs, so burning gasoline means import dependence. China has more coal reserves than it knows what to do with.
2. Get ahead of the EV adoption curve of other major car markets to give Chinese EV R&D and supply chain a head start advantage when other markets also climb up their own adoption curve.
China had stopped permitting new coal fired power plants and promised to phase out coal in favor of renewable resources. But possibility of war over Taiwan has put renewed focus on Energy Indepednence so new coal fired power plants are being permitted again.
