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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

True, but IIUC, the energy/mass of carbon might be better than diesel.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks 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.