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Electric vehicles sales, transportation & policy initiatives 

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Electric vehicles sales, transportation & policy initiatives . Today in this article we will see the sales of electric vehicles under the FAME II scheme and overall sales. Today in this article we will see the sales of electric vehicles under the FAME II scheme and overall sales. billion (USD 130 million).

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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The central government’s plan, posted on its website, is targeting the production of 500,000 plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles by 2015, with output to grow to 2 million units of those types by 2020. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry.

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Toyota to launch two new plug-in hybrid models in China; Corolla and Levin

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Levin Hybrid (left) and Corolla Hybrid (right) introduced at the 16th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in 2015. liter direct-injection turbo engine with class-leading thermal efficiency in vehicles that are slated to go on sale in China later this year. Click to enlarge.

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12th Five-Year Plan for Chinas auto industry to make new-energy vehicles priority

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China is targeting annual new-energy automobile sales of 1 million units by 2015, according to the China Association for Automobile Manufacturers. The first draft of the 12 th Five-year Plan for China's automobile industry has already been formulated and the formal plan is scheduled to be released at the end of 2010.

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EIA: China promoting both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use

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China vehicle sales and gasoline consumption. l/100 km) by 2015 and 47 miles per gallon (5.0 The national target for cumulative production and sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is 500,000 units by 2015. Despite incentives, electric vehicles sales to date have been minimal. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Nidec to Acquire Emerson Electric Co. Motors & Controls Business

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In addition to its existing small precision motors used mainly in IT devices, Nidec has been working to expand its business in automobile, industrial and home appliance motors, utilizing its core technology in brushless DC motors. billion) by the fiscal year 2015. billion) by the fiscal year 2015. Earlier post.)

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Toshiba to supply inverters for Fords HEVs and PHEVs from 2012

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As the automobile industry moves toward a new generation of environmentally friendly vehicles, including HEV, PHEV and electric vehicles (EV), Toshiba is promoting advances in essential automotive technologies, from dedicated on-board control systems to batteries and Intelligent Traffic Systems. billion) in fiscal year 2010 to ¥1.5

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