Elon Musk gives ringing endorsement to China’s global lead in renewable energy and electric vehicles on Twitter and Weibo


By Eric Ng

Musk’s comment can be interpreted as a warning that US policymakers must ensure China continues to cooperate on climate change, analysts say. It is much more productive for the US and China to cooperate on clean energy technology development, says executive at Hong Kong consultancy. — SCMP

China’s technological edge in renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) has been endorsed by none other than Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man and an entrepreneur most often linked with innovation for his involvement in everything from SpaceX’s mission to Mars to Tesla electric cars.

“Few seem to realise that China is leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles,” he said in a post on Twitter as well as China’s Twitter-like Weibo social-media platform on Monday. “Whatever you may think of China, this is simply a fact.”

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