Nathaniel Bullard, Columnist

5 Things to Watch on Global Energy Front in 2018

Trends in electric buses, fewer cars and U.S. oil exports in 2017 could tell us a lot about the future.

It's gonna be a big year.

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Five events from 2017 hold clues to what lies ahead for energy, technology and finance:

Electric buses just keep on going: The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has amassed a total of 16,359 electric buses, making its fleet bigger than the six largest North American combustion-bus fleets.