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Industrial material prices fall sharply on concerns about Chinese slowdown – ET Auto

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percentage points lower than for all last year, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. Expectations for increased demand for industrial materials were further dampened by the failure of the National People’s Congress in March to come up with a major real estate stimulus package. per cent, 1.3

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

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And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. So is this scheme green at all?

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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In this article, we will review the facts and explain our thoughts on where we believe EVs are headed. In Germany, statistics from the Federal Motor Transport Authority reveal that total car registrations in March fell by 38% while fully electric cars actually grew by 56% and hybrids by 208%.

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