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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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However, generally speaking, the government continued, China has not achieved a breakthrough with new energy automobiles and core components of the key technologies. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry.

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Enova Delivers Hybrid Drive Systems to First Auto Works for Hybrid Buses

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The Jiefang 12-meter hybrid bus can carry 103 passengers and travel at a maximum speed of 85 km/h (53 mph). As the vehicle slows, during braking, the electric motor functions as a generator to recharge the batteries. The Enova drive system will be integrated and branded under the name of Jiefang.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

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0-60 mph: 3.6 0-60 mph: 6.9 0-60 mph: 3.9 0-60 mph: 3.6 It will have the ability to directly recharge other electric vehicles, send power back into the grid, and act as a backup power source for a home. This is a monumental moment for the auto industry, with the consumer and the environment being the winners.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Now, however, given all the market drivers facing the auto industry (regulations, fossil fuel availability, societal changes, etc.), As the number two OEM in the automobile business in the world, it only makes sense for us if we see a certain volume behind it. The e-Golf reaches a speed of 60 km/h (37 mph) within 4.2

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

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’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. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s the viability of GM as a company.

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