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Electric trucks hit 50% of China’s heavy truck sales, diesel demand falls

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Here is what the page “Electric trucks hit 50% of China’s heavy truck sales, diesel demand falls” contains. Electric heavy trucks crossed a major threshold in China, accounting for 50.3% of all heavy truck sales in September, according to new data. That translates to roughly 33,100 battery-powered big rigs sold in a single month, a 37% jump from a year earlier, even as the overall heavy truck market contr That translates to roughly 33,100 battery-powered big rigs sold in a single month, a 37% jump from a year earlier, even as the overall heavy truck market contracted by 21%.

The surge is reshaping energy demand in the world’s largest auto market. China’s diesel consumption is now projected to drop by about 230,000 barrels per day this year, with electric and natural gas-powered trucks doing most of the heavy lifting. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.

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