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CPCA expects China Apr NEV retail sales to fall 8.4% from Mar to about 500,000 units

CN EV Post

Last April, China's auto industry suffered disruption due to the Covid lockdown in Shanghai, with 1.04 In April, the price war in China's auto industry gradually receded and consumers returned to rational consumption, easing the wait-and-see sentiment, the CPCA said in the report today. million units, up 49.8

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Will Obama’s billions jumpstart the electric car? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who will benefit?

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

This Christian Science Monitor article takes an in-depth look at an age. Read more in the article: Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market? Quote from the article: “Investors, too, are excited. Here is the full text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. percent of $1.9

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. So is this scheme green at all?

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. “The auto industry is aligned, the public is aligned, even the president is aligned.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site. Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage?

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. SZ (1) 6753.T

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