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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Bob Lutz, the outgoing vice chairman of GM, has said the company will produce about 8,000 Chevy Volts in 2011. Still, Chinese auto-makers hesitate to mass-market their electric models domestically. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold. Total cars initially available: 4,700. Other automakers are also proceeding cautiously.

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AFP: China's BYD eyes alternative energy vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Li said although the market in new energy vehicles was yet to take off due to the lack of a large-scale battery recharging network or sufficient government subsidies, the firm is confident it can make a difference. The company has said earlier the hybrid car is scheduled to go on sale in the United States and Europe in 2011.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It is also working on production of the Model S saloon car, which is planned for release in 2011 and has already received 1,500 pre-orders. Other models in its fleet include: the e6, an all-electric crossover with a 250mile electric range; and the F6DM, a planned plug-in hybrid midsize saloon car with a 62mile electric range.

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China and the Electric Car | Autos | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Related Slideshow: Top Green Cars View » BYD’s all-electric E6 automobile debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in January and it’s expected to enter the U.S. market in 2011, along with a plug-in hybrid model, the F6DM. automakers in their own market. Although thundering trucks and SUVs still crowd U.S.

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