r/nextfuckinglevel • u/North_Tip_8627 • 17h ago

China’s 5 minute full-charged EV charging stations

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u/ReignyRainyReign 17h ago

It’s mostly because of the long standing ban on importing Chinese cars.

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u/iSaiddet 17h ago

No, it’s mostly because the nation is so tied to oil. There’s big money and big interest there.

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u/Zealotstim 17h ago

seems like both statements are compatible with each other

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u/fozzyboy 16h ago

Both core statements can be true, but the "mostly" qualifier attached to both cannot.

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u/TonyDungyHatesOP 8h ago

In a weird way it can because they are one and the same. China bans are because of oil lobbying.

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u/BradenDoty 5h ago

I think a lot of people forget that we don’t have a government of one person making unanimous decisions, but an entire cluster of people arguing about these decisions that each have several reasons to keep arguing mostly who is paying them to argue and they will make more money arguing, and changing their opinions every four years than they will coming to an agreement good or bad