2009 Automobile Automobile Manufacturer Conversion 
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2010
US-based electric vehicle provider ZAP and China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Jonway currently manufactures several thousand units per month of its A380 compact SUV in 3- and 5-door models and is expanding its product line with new model sedans and other automobiles. The Jonway A380. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. Earlier GCC post.]
Green Car Congress
JUNE 10, 2011
Change in cumulative energy-related CO 2 emissions by sector and fuel in the IEA GAS Scenario relative to the New Policies Scenario, 2009-2035. The US government should implement an open fuel standard that requires automobile manufacturers to provide tri-flex fuel (gasoline, ethanol and methanol) operation in light-duty vehicles.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2011
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is $29,125—$6,075 less than electric vehicles produced by other mainstream automobile manufacturers—for the base ES model before a federal tax credit of $7,500 and available state financial incentives (subject to availability of funding). i-MiEV, Japan-spec.
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