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Megawatt fast EV charging reflects a coordinated grid strategy the UK once used. Privatisation and fragmentation now make that infrastructure far harder to build
The future of electric cars arrived this week in China. The world’s biggest car seller, BYD, unveiled a new battery giving its latest elec
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As the war in Iran sent oil prices soaring, one market holding up unexpectedly well is that of the world’s largest crude importer: China.
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China’s vast reserves of crude oil are giving its refiners breathing space as war in the Middle East roils production and shipping — a payoff from years of stockpiling and diversifying supply.
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The US launched its war against Iran on February 28, convinced that decapitating Tehran’s leadership would produce swift political capitulation. A week later, Iran was still firing missiles across the Gulf, some 150 oil tankers were stalled at the Strait of Hormuz and an Iranian Revolutionary Guard
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Despite its heavy reliance on oil and gas imports, China’s “national strength” insulates its energy security from short-term geopolitical shocks, a prominent petroleum geologist said.
Jin Zhijun, dean of the Institute of Energy at Peking University, said that China – as a large country – could ensur
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