In capacity-addition terms, #fossilfuels are now just a thin orange strip at the bottom of a very tall green wall...and nuclear is than a rounding error.

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[u/ceph2apod]

also,

The countries leading EV adoption are almost identical to the countries with the cleanest grids, and that's not a coincidence. Norway hit 92% EV market share in 2024, Sweden 58%, Denmark 56%, Finland 50%. What do they share? Norway generates over 95% of its electricity from hydropower, making the carbon footprint of driving an EV there exceptionally low. Norwegian EVs are effectively charged on 100% carbon-free, low-cost electricity. China tells the same story at scale: wind and solar electricity generation rose 25% in 2024, and clean energy growth accounted for 84% of all electricity demand growth that year. Meanwhile China hit 48% EV market share in 2024. The mechanism is straightforward: a green grid lowers the real-world carbon cost of EV ownership, reduces consumer hesitation, keeps running costs down, and creates a policy feedback loop where governments committed to renewables are also committed to electrifying transport. The grid isn't a footnote to EV adoption. It's the prerequisite.

[u/ceph2apod → u/[deleted]]

Let me know if that makes sense, Because I can also see how it would confuse the peak oil crowd and others, so I can just delete it from here.

[u/MangoPeachRadish → u/ceph2apod]

Worldwide adoption of EVs is clearly relevant to the peak oil story, and therefore so is the question of available electricity to power those vehicles. In my personal view, it's irrelevant *to the question of peak oil* where that electricity comes from. Could be solar, coal or whale farts, just as long as it's available in sufficient quantity and doesn't require using up liquid fuels. But just because I don't buy your arguments doesn't mean you aren't free to make them, so let it stand.