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APRIL 28, 2016

China-based internet company LeEco unveiled its LeSEE electric car concept this week at Auto China 2016—The 14th Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. and participated in the founding of Shanghai General Motors in 1995, serving as the Chief General Manager from 2005 through 2010. Earlier post.)

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MAY 20, 2011

Fiat’s 875cc TwinAir engine ( earlier post ) was named the International Engine of the Year 2011. The other winners in this year’s International Engine of the Year awards were: Best Performance Engine. In 2010, Fiat’s 1.4 MultiAir Turbo engine was awarded the Best New Engine 2010 award. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 24, 2016

On the eve of the 2016 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Toyota announced that it will launch plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin—two mass-market models, both of which have conventional hybrid variants—in China during 2018. Click to enlarge. New turbo engine. Advanced safety technology.

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JULY 25, 2013

World energy consumption by fuel type, 2010-2040. The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) to 820 quadrillion Btu. Source: IEO2013.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The European Union’s climate innovation initiative, Climate-KIC , and the fourth largest city of China, Tianjin, have agreed to collaborate on the JiefangNan Rd New Meijiang pilot, a low-carbon city project. The EU is China’s biggest trading partner, while China is the EU’s largest source of imports and second largest two-way trading partner.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

to manufacture automotive exterior parts in China. Following the acquisition of Plastal activities in Germany and Spain in 2010, this international expansion will be the first joint-venture for the automotive exteriors activity of Faurecia in China.

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MAY 30, 2011

Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2010 were the highest in history, according to the latest estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA). In terms of fuels, 44% of the estimated CO 2 emissions in 2010 came from coal, 36% from oil, and 20% from natural gas. tonnes for China, and 1.5 tonnes in India.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Estimated automobile ownership in China will exceed 200 million by 2020, causing serious energy security and environmental issues, according to Wang Fuchang, director of the Department of Equipment Industry under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

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DECEMBER 28, 2021

Daimler Greater China Ltd. In 2010, both companies signed the contract for the 50:50 research and technology joint venture BYD Daimler New Technology Co., BDNT) with the goal to develop and produce NEVs in and for China. It was the first joint venture from an international carmaker and a local carmaker focused purely on NEVs.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

SAE International will hold a Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai, China, 1-2 September 2010. The Summit is co-sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE-China), and organized in cooperation with Advanced Automotive Batteries USA and the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC).

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AUGUST 31, 2011

World ethanol and biodiesel production, 1975-2010. Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. Source: Worldwatch Institute. Click to enlarge. billion liters abroad, a 300% increase over 2009.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Global carbon dioxide emissions show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK). China +8%, India +6.2%). Le Quéré (2010) Update on CO 2 emissions. below the record 2008 figures. The 2009 drop in CO 2 emissions is less than half that anticipated a year ago.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

After remaining flat during the past three years, owner satisfaction with new-vehicle performance and design in China has improved from 2009, fueled by intense competition between brands and models in the market, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2010 China Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study released last week.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Ford sales in China are up 7% for the first 11 month of this year. From January to November 2011, Ford China sold 470,152 wholesale vehicles compared to 438,636 vehicles last year. Ford Focus achieved another milestone in November; since its launch, Ford sold more than 800,000 wholesale units in China.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). On a regional basis, battery pack prices were cheapest in China, at $111/kWh. All prices are in real 2021 $, unless stated as nominal.)

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

At the China International Industry Fair held earlier in November in Shanghai, SAIC Group displayed six models of new energy vehicles, which will serve the Expo 2010. SAIC Expo 2010 Gallery. The LaCrosse hybrid car is the first such in the mainstream B-plus models made in China. The car is equipped with a 2.4L

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MAY 12, 2010

A team of researchers from Germany, the US and China has examined the combustion chemistry of the compounds constituting typical current biofuels, including alcohols, ethers and esters. A paper on the work is on the cover of the 10 May edition of the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Westbrook, Phillip R.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Global energy intensity, 1981-2010. Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

BP will establish a $100-million international research center, the BP International center for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM) to lead research to advancethe fundamental understanding and use of materials across a variety of energy and industrial applications. —Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

(BDNT), the 50:50 R&D Joint Venture between Daimler AG and BYD Company Limited, is going to show a design concept of the future joint venture electric vehicle to the public for the first time during next year’s Auto China in Beijing. Both partners have decided to sign a number of China-based international as well as local suppliers.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

China is now GM’s largest national market, followed by the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Italy. Board members later were given an overview of GMIO and GM China as well as an introduction to SAIC-GM-Wuling’s lineup of models, including the new Baojun 630, which recently went on sale in China.

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JULY 20, 2015

China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, the second largest industrial aluminum extrusion product developer and manufacturer in the world and the biggest one in Asia, has successfully designed, manufactured and developed all-aluminum new energy electric buses for Brilliance Bus (Dalian) Company Limited. Brilliance Bus (Dalian) Co.,

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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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APRIL 23, 2010

Honda will begin selling two hybrid models produced in Japan—the Insight and CR-Z—in China before the end of 2012, said Honda Motor Co., President & CEO Takanobu Ito in his speech at the 2010 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. Last year, Honda sales set a new record of 580,000 units in China.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

China Datang Corporation began construction of China’s first major coal to synthetic natural gas project. billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2010, and 2.68 China Datang Corporation (CDT) is one of China’s largest power generation groups. Output from the project is targeted at Beijing. cubic meters in 2011.

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APRIL 19, 2013

The Volkswagen Group is building seven new plants in China. The member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft with responsibility for China, Prof. Volkswagen had already reduced the fuel consumption of its fleet in China, currently including more than 70 models, by 20% between 2005 and 2010.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Global demand for oil may well peak before 2020, falling back to levels significantly below 2010 demand by 2035, according to a multi-client research study conducted by Ricardo Strategic Consulting launched in June 2011 in association with Kevin J. Lindemer LLC. Regional differences and legislation.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions, heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems ( earlier post ), has received a $490,000 order for electric drive systems under a new dealer agreement with DynaProTech, a leading composite automotive parts manufacturer in the People’s Republic of China.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The study, by the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, found that a minimum of $13.8 The majority of these funds (82%) came from 100% government owned enterprises in China. Data: Kempener et al. Click to enlarge. billion dollars.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

General Motors Chairman and CEO Daniel Akerson participated in the opening of the first phase of the GM China Advanced Technical Center (ATC) in Shanghai. The new facility, which is adjacent to the GM International Operations (GMIO) and GM China Headquarters, will carry out important research and development for GM on a worldwide basis.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values. As a result, they reported that they had almost completely eliminated HFC-23 emissions by 2017.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Volvo Car Corporation, owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, outlined its plans for strategic expansion in China, which President and CEO Stefan Jacoby called the company’s second home market. Also as part of the plan, Shanghai will serve as Volvo Car China headquarters and center for product development, design and sourcing.

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APRIL 18, 2011

Electrification has become the overriding trend of the global automotive industry for reducing its century-long dependence on petroleum, according to Kevin Wale, President and Managing Director of GM China. Later this year, GM China will offer the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle.

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JULY 5, 2012

PEV Sales in China by segment: 2012-2017. Pike projects the PEV market in China will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60% from 2012 to 2017, surpassing 152,000 units sold annually by 2017. However, that figure represents less than 1% of the total light duty vehicle market in China. China’s Energy Saving and.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. However, the fuel-cycle PM 10 , PM 2.5 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs could be up to five times higher than those of ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles) and CNGVs. According to the 12 th Five-Year Plan of the China Coal Industry (2011?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The study is the first to document the health and economic benefits of policies to reduce the burden of air pollution in a highly polluted area of China, and provides a model to measure how policies to improve air quality can protect human health. Results appear in an open access paper in the journal Environment International.

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JUNE 17, 2009

The first of these new medium-duty engines will be launched in 2010, according to Volvo CEO Leif Johansson in his presentation at Volvo’s Capital Market Day in Eskilstuna, Sweden. EPA 2010; EPA Tier 4i (offroad); Euro 6; Japan PNLT (Post New Long-term)—will become more harmonized. Click to enlarge. Leif Johansson.

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