"These "electric giants" require only two hours of charging to operate fully loaded for eight consecutive hours, with each vehicle reducing carbon emissions by approximately 60 tons annually. The entire fleet is projected to cut emissions by about 3,000 tons per year," a company representative with Dongfeng Motors Corporation told the Global Times on Thursday.

　　An electrification wave that offers a buffer

　　Such example of transport electrification is not alone in China. As a major consumer of fossil fuels such as oil and diesel, industrial transport vehicles in China are being gradually replaced with electric ones in a shift that has reduced reliance on fossil fuels.

　　Meanwhile, at an inland river port in East China"s Jiangsu Province, a total of 36 XCMG pure electric dump trucks have replaced conventional diesel-engine-powered heavy-duty trucks, shuttling between docks, storage yards, and transfer points. Their energy costs have plummeted by 47 percent compared to diesel trucks, saving a single fleet over 2 million yuan ($294,000) in annual operating costs for the port, per a post on the Chinese engineering equipment maker"s website in December, 2025.

　　In addition to the country"s new-energy vehicle fleet, which is the world"s largest, from mines to ports, oil consumption is being redefined in China. The case has not gone unnoticed by international media outlets.

　　The DW, in a report dated May 9, noted that the conflict in Iran has sparked the biggest energy shock yet, forcing Asia to rethink oil and gas, and "China"s electrostate model suddenly looks like the future."