BYD overtakes VW’s 15-year-run as top seller in China
Electrek
JANUARY 23, 2024
China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008.
Study finds 12-30% fuel consumption gap between certified and real-world use in China
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 2, 2019
A team from the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) reports that while average certified fuel consumption (FC) decreased by 15% between 2008 and 2017, real-world FC remained unchanged, resulting in a fuel consumption gap increase from 12% to 30%. The paper is published in the journal Energy Policy. —Dror et al.
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Höegh Autoliners signs Letter of Intent with China Merchants Heavy Industry to build ammonia-ready Aurora class vessels
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 2, 2021
Höegh Autoliners entered into a Letter of Intent (LoI) with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Since 2008 Höegh Autoliners has achieved a reduced carbon intensity of 37% across its fleet and is significantly ahead of the global IMO 2030-target of 40% reduction. —Andreas Enger.
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Chinas 2008 GDP Up 9.6%, Unit GDP Energy Consumption Down 5.2%
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 26, 2009
China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised key economic figures for 2008 following its second national economic census, including gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, energy use growth rate, and rate of reduction in energy use per unit of GDP. trillion) to 31.4045 trillion yuan (US$4.6
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Peugeot presenting 2008 Concept at Paris Motor Show; first application of new 1.2L, 3-cylinder engine
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
At the Paris Motor Show, Peugeot is presenting the 2008 Concept, a B-Segment follow up to the Urban Crossover Concept it introduced in Beijing earlier this year. Peugeot 2008 Concept. 3-cylinder turbocharged direct injection engine developing 100 bhp (75 kW). Peugeot has sold more than 15 million ‘2’ series compact vehicles.
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BYD overtakes VW’s 15-year-run as top seller in China
Baua Electric
JANUARY 23, 2024
500,000th BYD Dolphin rolls off assembly line (Source: BYD) China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008. That new data gives BYD a total market share in China of 11%, a rise of 3.2 BYD reported 2.4
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Air Products to provide hydrogen fueling equipment to China Energy Investment Group’s first hydrogen fueling station in China
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2018
New Energy), a subsidiary of China’s energy conglomerate China Energy Investment Group Co., China Energy), to provide two hydrogen dispensers to China Energy’s first commercial hydrogen fueling station project in Rugao City of Jiangsu Province, eastern China.
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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more
Baua Electric
APRIL 11, 2024
China now has the world’s eighth-largest shipping fleet with 33 car-carrying ships, according to data from shipping consultants Veson Nautical and reported by Reuters. China has already overtaken Japan as the world’s largest auto exporter, with BYD alone exporting more than 240,000 vehicles last year, making up about 80% of its global sales.
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Total Number of Private Cars in China up 28% in 2008
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
The total number of cars for civilian use in China rose 24.5% in 2008 from 2007 to 24.38 million, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. million tri-wheel motor vehicles and low-speed trucks) by the end of 2008, up 13.5%, of which private-owned vehicles numbered 41.73 China’s GDP grew 9.0%
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QOTD: How to Succeed in China?
The Truth About Cars
MAY 17, 2023
Ford is scaling back in China. Yet, at the same time, General Motors' Buick brand survived the brand purges in 2008-2009 in part because of its success in China. So, what is the best way for non-Chinese makes to succeed in that market? The question is pretty self-explanatory and I don't really need much more preamble.
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MINI realigning model range with emphasis on electromobility; crossover & premium compact segments; and China
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Core elements of the realignment include the expansion of electromobility; enhanced commitment in the crossover and premium compact segments; and strengthening of the market position in China. In 2008, MINI was a trailblazer for electromobility in the BMW Group. Increased commitment to the automotive market in China.
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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda
Green Car Congress
MAY 3, 2023
The MOU signing ceremony took place at Sunwoda Group’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China. SKIET plans to supply separators produced at its Changzhou factory in China to Sunwoda. Sunwoda, founded in 1997, began its EV battery business in 2008. SKIET has factories in South Korea, China, and Poland.
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Rio Tinto, China Baowu, Tsinghua U sign MOU to explore improving environmental performance across steel value chain
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Baowu Steel Group (China’s largest steel producer) and Tsinghua University to develop and implement new methods to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental performance across the steel value chain.
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Allison Transmission makes strategic equity investment in Jing-Jin Electric Technologies
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Allison Transmission will participate in the initial public offering (IPO) of Jing-Jin Electric (JJE), a leader in electric motor, inverter, and integrated electrified propulsion systems within China—the largest electric vehicle market in the world. US$42 million).
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Foton Motor to extend cooperation with Cummins; second stage of the “China Super Truck” program
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 17, 2017
At the 8 th US-China Energy Efficiency Forum in Denver, Foton Motor and Cummins signed a Memorandum of Green Power and Smart Truck Cooperation Development. The signing also marked the launching of the second stage of the “China Super Truck” program.
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Octillion marks 100,000 EVs on the road with its batteries, 2 billion km driven
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2020
With operations in the United States, India and China, the company has expanded production capacity to more than 3 gigawatt hours (GWh) to meet the increasing demand for EVs as the market matures; the company plans to double this capacity in the next three to four years. Dr. Peng Zhou is chairman and co-founder of Octillion.
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BMW and WirelessCar extend partnership into China for ConnectedDrive services
Green Car Congress
APRIL 11, 2013
Connected services specialist WirelessCar supported BMW and its local service partner China Unicom to introduce ConnectedDrive services to China since September 2012. For BMW in China, WirelessCar adapted its call center applications to the local market requirements and provides support and maintenance to China Unicom.
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Graphex Group to expand graphite processing in China to 40k tonnes/year, up from 10k, to meet EV battery needs
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Graphex Group has entered into an exclusive non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Municipal Government of Mashan District, Jixi City, Heilongjiang, China with the intention of expanding its graphite processing and production capacity within the Jixi Mashan Graphite Industrial Park.
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Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2013
Bamboo, the composition of which is highly similar to energy grasses used for biofuel production such as switchgrass, is an interesting potential feedstock for advanced bioethanol production in China due to its natural abundance, rapid growth, perennial nature and low management requirements. million tons in 2008. Click to enlarge.
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Faraday Future receives manufacturing equipment from Guangzhou MINO at Hanford plant
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
was incorporated in 2008. —Matt Tall, Vice President of Manufacturing at Faraday Future. Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co., MINO’s main product lines include Body In White (BIW) automatic welding lines, powertrain and new energy manufacturing equipment, electrical automation and robotics application integration and services.
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Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. More than 27 GW of new wind power generation capacity came online in 2008, 36% more than in 2007. The leading markets in terms of new installed capacity in 2008 were the US and China. TWh; the 2008 wind-generated production would represent 1.31% of that.
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UK and China launch 3-year, £20M low carbon innovation program
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2014
The UK and China have agreed to a new £20-million (US$33-million) three-year program that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and offshore renewables in the two countries. million (US$11 million) available each year. million (US$9.4
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231 Eaton to double the size of its Jining, China facility for valve and valvetrain products
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2013
Eaton will double the manufacturing capacity at its Jining, China facility to meet growing customer demand in the region for its valve and valvetrain products and technologies. China is the world’s largest vehicle market and sales in China—including passenger and commercial vehicles—rose 4.3%
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Fossil Fuel Production Up in 2008 Despite Recession
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 17, 2009
in 2008 to reach 27.4 By 2008, coal production represented a third of fossil energy production. The growth in China’s coal consumption since 2000 dwarfs that of all other countries combined. India, second in growth, added less than an eighth as much coal consumption as China during that period. in 2008 to reach 7.6
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150 Beijing to implement stricter China V emission standard next month
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 24, 2013
Xinhua reports that Beijing plans to implement the China V emission standard—similar to Euro V—starting next month in an effort to reduce the city’s air pollution. Earlier post.).
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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2020
The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. By 2040, Volvo Cars aims to be a climate-neutral company.
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389 Annual Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Halved in 2008; Decrease in Fossil Oil Consumption, Increase in Renewables Share
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2009
in 2008, against 3.3% billion tonnes in 2008. In particular in the US, where gasoline prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008 compared to 2007 levels, oil consumption dropped 7% decrease. In China, oil consumption increased by 3% in 2008, according to BP data, which was down from 5% in 2007 and 8%, on average, since 2001.
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BYD, Toyota to establish joint company for battery-electric vehicle research and development
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The new R&D company, which will work on designing and developing BEVs (including platform) and its related parts, is anticipated to be established in China in 2020, with BYD and Toyota to evenly share 50% of the total capital needed. In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs).
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Toyota to try to double sales in China by 2015; leveraging local subsidies for hybrids
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
At a conference in Chengdu, China, Toyota Toyota Motor Executive Vice President Atsushi said that the company is targeting selling 1.5 million new vehicles in China in 2015, up from 880,000 last year. in 2008 to 6.8% million to 1.8 It will build new joint-venture factories, boosting local production capacity to around 1.5
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BASF to provide sustainable refinish coatings solutions and technical services to Didi’s body and paint shops
Green Car Congress
MAY 19, 2020
BASF and DiDi, the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, where Xiaoju Autocare (Xiaoju Yangche), a subsidiary of DiDi, is headquartered. Since launching the program in 2008, BASF has established 29 schools in China. Source: BASF Coatings.
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221 Cumulative vehicle production at Toyota China JV hits 1M mark
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2011
GTMC was established in 2004 as a base for Toyota-brand vehicle production and sales in China. 1 with the Camry, followed by the Yaris in May 2008. and Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., (GAC), has produced more than 1 million vehicles since the start of production in 2006. Production began in May 2006 on Line No.
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California and China sign agreement to strengthen and coordinate efforts to improve air quality
Green Car Congress
APRIL 11, 2013
The Ministry of Environmental Protection was created in 2008 when China’s environmental protection function was elevated to its own Ministry. The Governor also met with China’s Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Xu Shaoshi.
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China planning 120km test drive for autonomous vehicles in 2013; 2,400 km test to come
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 19, 2012
China is planning a 120 km test drive from Beijing to Tianjin for autonomous vehicles in 2013, according to the National Natural Science Foundation. The development of unmanned automobiles is part of a major research project on the cognition and calculation of visual and audio information that was initiated by the foundation in 2008.
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IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2020
The magnitude of gasoline demand decline will be much greater than the impact of the 2008 recession and could be further protracted depending on how effective social distancing measures are at controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. during the global recession in 2008/2009. million units. million units, down by at least 15.3%
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China BAK to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Electric Bus Project in China
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2009
China BAK Battery, Inc., Ltd, one of the largest automobile manufacturers in China, to provide high-power lithium-phosphate batteries for use in its Electric Bus Project. It represents customers’ confidence in our products, and is a new and significant stage in China BAK’s product development. Xiangqian Li, CEO of China BAK.
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China Yuchai inaugurates new gas engine development project
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2012
China Yuchai International Limited’s main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL) has inaugurated a new project to develop and produce a full portfolio of natural gas powered engines to complement its existing suite of diesel engines. China’s 12 th Five-Year Plan targets natural gas to make up 8.3%
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GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 between 2000 and 2008, compared with 1% per year in the 1990s. over the previous seven years. According to co-author and GCP Executive Director, CSIRO’s Dr.
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New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported
Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2012
BC emission map of China at 0.1° × 0.1° East and West China are separated by a dashed line from Qiqihar, Yinchuan, to Kunming. A new black carbon (BC) emissions inventory from China found BC emissions levels in 2007 of 1,957 Gg BC—higher than reported in earlier studies. for year 2007. Major emission areas are marked.
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271 Qatargas delivers first Q-Max LNG cargo to China
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2011
Qatargas delivered its first Q-Max liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to China. The supply was made under the long-term contract to supply LNG from Qatar to China, which was executed in April 2008 between Qatar Liquefied Gas Company and Shell Western LNG B.V. Gulf Times. Earlier post.).
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199 IHS cuts 2015 light vehicle sales forecast in China to 23.4 million; deeper cut for 2016
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
IHS revised downward its forecast for light vehicle sales in China, projecting a decline of 3 to 4 percent from previous estimates for 2015. IHS Automotive has reduced its full year 2015 light vehicle sales forecast for China to 23.4 This has happened just once in the past 15 years—in 2008, at the height of the global recession.
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150 GHG Emissions From European Businesses Participating in Emissions Trading System Fell 3% in 2008
Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2009
Emissions of greenhouse gases from European businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) (cap-and-trade) fell 3.06 % in 2008 compared with a year earlier, according to the information provided by Member State registries. those participating in the system—was 11,359 in 2008, which is 213 fewer than in 2007.
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GM’s Sales in China Surpass 1.5 Million Units
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
On 10 November, General Motors and its joint ventures in China surpassed 1.5 For the first 10 months of 2009, GM’s domestic sales in China totaled 1,459,460 units. from the first 10 months of 2008 and a new record for the period. This was more than double the number sold in October 2008. from October 2008.
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Rio Tinto to invest $1 billion over 5 years to help meet new climate change targets
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
In September, 2019, Rio Tinto launched a pioneering initiative in the steel industry, partnering with China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University to develop solutions to help address the steel industry’s carbon footprint and improve environmental performance.
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269 Platts: June OPEC output of 32.73M barrels of crude per day, highest since Aug. 2008
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2016
Iran has also been gradually increasing its exports to key Asian buyers like India, China, Japan and South Korea. Polish refiner Grupa Lotos bought a one-off test purchase of 2 million barrels of Iranian light crude recently, and Europe has returned as a key destination for Iranian crude.
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