China grabs world leadership in electric vehicles – but at what cost?
The largest market for electric cars is also building hundreds of coal-fired power stations.
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Like the apocryphal Irishman’s advice of getting to Dublin – “I wouldn’t start here” – electric vehicles may not be the best way to reduce global carbon emissions.
China has emerged as the EV world champion and has trumpeted Volvo’s switch to all-electric cars as a first for mainstream
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China grabs world leadership in electric vehicles – but at what cost?
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