Except diesel, bunker and jet fuel and industrial natural use gas can't be substituted by electrification.
this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2026
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Diesel is used for trucking, which can be electrified and for heating, which also can. Bunker oil is mostly used because it is cheap. Jet fuel also can be replaced using high speed trains for quite a few journeys and for short ones there are electric planes. Industrial gas use is in many cases just heating, which can be done with electricity as well.
You do not understand the industrial processes nor reasons for them, at all. I suggest to do some research and crunch the numbers.
Well how about you explain some of your position instead of making a one line comment?
It would require a book, or several. I can point you towards https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9js5291m so that you can start building the necessary background.