Electric trucks accounted for 3.6 per cent of new EU registrations in the first half of this year, compared with 93.6 per cent for diesel trucks, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
electric trucks’ penetration rate in China has jumped to about 24 per cent, from as low as 4 per cent two years earlier
One of the main strategic goals of China is to not be reliant on oil/gas, because they have none. They have to import almost all of it(from Middle East) and if war happens, that would be a major strategic liability.
It is easier to get things done in the name of “national security”, instead of in the name “humanity’s survival”. A national security issue threatens the very existence of the state, humanity’s survival is too vague and who cares if it exists in the future, as long as the state survives.
Europe(and other countries), needs to act with the same urgency as China when it comes to the electrification of vehicles. Especially since there are actual national security issues that are caused by climate change(and potential chinese dominance in electric vehicles).
China is the 4th largest producer of oil
https://www.worldometers.info/oil/oil-production-by-country/
Only until the mid 90s that it became a net importer of oil.