Tag: SINOPEC
Analysis: China’s CO2 Emissions Fall in Q2 2026 Due to Plummeting Oil Use
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis. The country’s use of oil fell by 9% overall and by 16% for transport, after the disruptions to supply from the Gulf through the strait. China’s total … [continued]
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New BYD Seal 06 & Qin MAX Part 1: Competitive Sedans
This week, BYD launched new Seal 06 and Qin MAX mainstream midsized sedans. These models bring improved performance, upgraded technology and flash charging to the affordable sedan segment. However, they also bring up some questions about how the models compete with each other. Mechanically, the new Seal 06 and Qin … [continued]
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Gas Stations are Changing Globally. How Has It Changed in Your Town? (Part 1: Asia)
In my recent trips globally have exposed me how the traditional petrol station model is undergoing a change as major oil and power companies scramble to adapt to rapid electric vehicle adoption. In Amsterdam I saw Total which is now Total Energies, Shell has Recharge, Sinopec in China, Idemitsu in … [continued]
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China’s Electric Trucks, Diesel’s Peak, and What Western Planners Still Don’t See
By Ray Wills and Peter Newman CleanTechnica allows comments, and there are always great comments by readers, as well as the obligatory smattering of naysaying trolls. We thought we might collate and comment on the good stuff that came in on our article “China’s Electric Truck Moment Has Arrived — … [continued]
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CATL Is Building The Electric-Truck Platform Europe May Have To Join
Swaptopus is easy to misread as a quirky name for another electric-truck infrastructure project. It is a newly formed joint venture between Octopus Energy and CATL, created to develop automated battery-swapping hubs for heavy trucks across Europe. Octopus is a UK-founded energy and technology group whose activities span electricity retail, … [continued]
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