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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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Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry. The scale of China’s automobile production and sales in the world, is expected to continue to grow.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Population Growth: The world population is expected to grow to 8.4

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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The automobile industry has said that without additional government subsidies they can only sell 600,000 electric cars by 2020 at best. Trends toward deregulation of the electric sector in all regions will facilitate greater market-based procurement of decentralized generating capacity and load management resources.

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

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billion in tax credits to further stimulate an already booming EV market that Elon Musk hasn't even dabbled in. They're a way to potentially free up precious street space, provide alternatives to automobiles and reduce energy consumption and harmful emissions. Industry analysts expect that uptick in adoption to continue.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ).

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