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I just read an article about car sales and gasoline consumption in China.
Car sales in China this year are rising sharply even though the whole world is suffering from the economic downturn. But at the same time, gasoline consumption in our country has stayed flat. It seems so weird or implausible that some doubt the Chinese government secretly bought hundreds of thousands of cars and parked them somewhere.
Of course, it's impossible or no necessary for the government of China to do so. But why do the car sales leap while gasoline consumed in China has been flat?
Maybe the oil price is the main factor. Our government has adjusted the oil prices more times this year that discouraged many car owners to drive. I find there are many cars in our community parking there and untouched for a long time. Secondly, the traffic situation is another reason. Driving a car in the rush hour is not faster than riding a bus or even walking. Traffic jam often makes drivers annoying. They have to choose another way of transportation.
And what do you think of that?
Car sales in China this year are rising sharply even though the whole world is suffering from the economic downturn. But at the same time, gasoline consumption in our country has stayed flat. It seems so weird or implausible that some doubt the Chinese government secretly bought hundreds of thousands of cars and parked them somewhere.
Of course, it's impossible or no necessary for the government of China to do so. But why do the car sales leap while gasoline consumed in China has been flat?
Maybe the oil price is the main factor. Our government has adjusted the oil prices more times this year that discouraged many car owners to drive. I find there are many cars in our community parking there and untouched for a long time. Secondly, the traffic situation is another reason. Driving a car in the rush hour is not faster than riding a bus or even walking. Traffic jam often makes drivers annoying. They have to choose another way of transportation.
And what do you think of that?
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Post comment Comment (18 replies)
- Reply sddzzqq
- lingering: whatever,riding a bicycle go to work....i would like to do that if no wind!
you walk when wind.
- Reply Lizzyjiang
- that's really weird! maybe the cars bought this years were in high quality that required less gasoline consumption.
- Reply Samaritan
- Lizzyjiang: that's really weird! maybe the cars bought this years were in high quality that required less gasoline consumption.It's unusual.
- Reply philip_24
- Is there any figures or formal report to support your point?
Gasonline consumption is flatted this year, I doubt that!
- Reply Samaritan
- philip_24: Is there any figures or formal report to support your point?I read it from NYtimes which I think is true.
Gasonline consumption is flatted this year, I doubt that!
- Reply gary
- I also read this report .but i don't think it's a good idea by bike in qindao unless at the HongKong road .
- Reply Samaritan
- gary: I also read this report .but i don't think it's a good idea by bike in qindao unless at the HongKong road .In Qingdao, people can ride bikes only on the side walk.
- Reply minyingtao
- The cars just like the chicken, and the gasoline just like the rice. The condition right now is there are many many "chiken" with few rice to feed them
- Reply Samaritan
- minyingtao: The cars just like the chicken, and the gasoline just like the rice. The condition right now is there are many many "chiken" with few rice tnice metaphor.
- Reply liudongming
- So many person commend on your blog here.hehe,it take me near one hour ti descend from the top floor to the ground floor.Now i am panting and i think if i had a car and drove it down.It would be good.just a joke, anyway,i think the your opinion is unrefuttable.but i think that is one reason you must consider.there is a large amount of gasline are smuggled into mainland.
