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BMW and WirelessCar extend partnership into China for ConnectedDrive services

Green Car Congress

The Chinese market offers high potential with close to 20 million cars sold in 2012; it is also a highly complex and regulated market. For BMW in China, WirelessCar adapted its call center applications to the local market requirements and provides support and maintenance to China Unicom.

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Study of In-use Vehicle Activity and Emissions in Tianjin, China Yields Fleet and Emissions Profiles, Policy Implications

Green Car Congress

Data gathering for the Beijing study was completed in 2008. Consequently, vehicle emissions have become an increasingly conspicuous contributor to air pollution in Chinese urban areas. Inspection and Maintenance programs for in-use vehicles are weak. Discussion Paper 2008-08, Cambridge, Mass.: Oliver, Hongyan He. “

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. in chinese ?, Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. It is also flex so that future biomass fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, methanol can be used (no oil).

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

And he assured me that Oben is not taking the Chinese assembler route to market. For me it turned out to be a good tech demonstrator for what makes BYD the king of Chinese roads. Throw in costs of the driver, electricity and maintenance, that would mean a minimum revenue required of Rs. I hope Jay can also switch it off.)

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. Batteries not ready.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy.

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