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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. 13% of passenger cars and 35% of taxis were still using carburetors. Similar studies by the partners are being done in Beijing and Shanghai.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

He works for Systemica, who has been contracted to design the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system for the citadel of Masdar. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Another issue is being capacity constrained during rush hour if you only have one person per vehicle. LFEE 2008-05 RP, July 2008.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Innovation appears to be Mr. Wang’s personal passion. car companies and battery makers as much as the Chinese government is going to help BYD. And if you doubt that they will learn, check out my cover story about BYD in the new issue of FORTUNE, headed to subscribers and newsstands this week. BYD is an amazing company.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

Welcome to the 7th Annual Top 10 EV Countries list — my own very personal version of March Madness! However, I won’t ignore that its CEO, among the world’s richest persons, loudly undermined sensible pandemic policies in his home state, thus helping kill more of his fellow Americans and his own workers.

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