• empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    They sort of bury the lede by only mentioning it once in the tagline. Their consumption is also down because there is a massive widespread shift to using CNG/LNG in industrial vehicles/transport trucks instead of diesel, which is a majority driver of oil consumption in China’s production-based economy.

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        2 months ago

        You are right, according to the Wikipedia:
        CNG/LNG:

        CNG’s energy density is the same as liquefied natural gas at 53.6 MJ/kg.

        Diesel fuel:

        About 86.1% of diesel fuel mass is carbon, and when burned, it offers a net heating value of 43.1 MJ/kg as opposed to 43.2 MJ/kg for gasoline.

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        2 months ago

        It also burns ridiculously cleaner as it does not have the typical long hydrocarbons and sulfur/metal contaminants that otherwise turn into air pollution. It’s a smart choice in the short term.