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China’s EV Subsidy

Revenge of the Electric Car

Journal article: China to Subsidize Electric Cars. Here’s the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. China to Subsidize Electric Cars. All-electric e6 vehicles made by BYD charge up in Shenzhen, where the cars are used as taxis. Read more in the Wall St. Japan and Europe.

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Source of electric car fire revealed

Green Cars News

Remember earlier this year when a high-speed crash involving an all-electric BYD e6 electric taxi that burst into flames prompted safety concerns about electric vehicles (see article)? Well now the reasons for that fire have been revealed.

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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. old question for electric cars – When will electric cars make a real. presence in the world’s two largest passenger car markets (China and the. Read more in the article: Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market?

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

This may be like the overhead lines used by electric street cars. An application of this concept for taxi cabs in China chose the shorter-electric-range PHEVs with overhead-charging systems because of battery costs can be minimized [ 15 ]. Volt Has Most Electric Miles, Data Shows Green Car Reports 20 May 2015. [

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