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‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months
(theprogressplaybook.com)
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It looks like Uruguays oil consumption has flatlined since about 2014. I can't find any newer data than 2016 but here's my source:
https://www.worldometers.info/oil/uruguay-oil/
i think evs are still too expensive for the common uruguaian(?) wallet. so they still use oil for cars. but 4 months 100% renewables is great news.
Presumably mostly for transportation sector. EV adoption should lower that.
Indeed, I have some friends who live in South America and they tell me that electric scooters and three wheelers are becoming very popular. Imported from China.