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Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2014
To counter this trend triggered by China’s rapid motorization, the Chinese government is adopting a broad range of policies, including improvements in the fuel economy of new vehicles and the promotion of alternative-fuel vehicles, EIA notes. China vehicle sales and gasoline consumption. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2009
Within a decade, he added, Volkswagen wants to offer significant numbers of pure electric cars at affordable prices and with the range expected by customers. Winterkorn noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year. Martin Winterkorn.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2013
Between 2009 and 2011, Chinese buyers purchased 13,000 EVs and PHEVs—more than U.S. sales but well below the run-rate needed to reach the 2015 target. percent of total car sales. The automobile industry has said that without additional government subsidies they can only sell 600,000 electric cars by 2020 at best.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Expected deposits in 2009 and first sales in CA in 2010.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. Posted by: tons of | Apr 13, 2009 8:23:08 PM When Toyota first sold the Prius in the US, they were losing money on every sale. We need an economy electric car that we an afford, not that nonsense. Forget the black helicopter conspiracies. GM doesnt have a chance.
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