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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

Green Car Congress

China is targeting the cumulative production and sales of more than 5 million new energy vehicles, including fuel cell vehicles, by that time as well. However, generally speaking, the government continued, China has not achieved a breakthrough with new energy automobiles and core components of the key technologies.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

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? Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price. Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market?

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. That penetration could be significantly higher in big cities and certain regions, such as China. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements. Martin Winterkorn.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry.

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

Plug In India

The entire auto industry has given up on investing in Hydrogen cars. The BZ4X version resembles Toyota’s popular RAV4, and features a distinctive “yoke” in place of a traditional steering wheel, as well as a solar recharging system, which “cleverly recharges the battery while stationary.”

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

The best chance of that difficult combination being achieved is almost certainly going to emerge from China. It can’t come too soon and it’s a good bet it will come from China. You know, source cost-effective Chinese vehicles, then on-sell them at a mega-premium to a handful of comparatively cashed-up Aussies. BYD Atto 3.

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Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese EVs, up from 25% to 100%

Baua Electric

The US government has announced wider tariffs on several categories of Chinese goods, including various green products like solar panels and batteries, medical goods, and in particular an increase of tariffs on Chinese EVs from 25% to 100%. tariff that all foreign-made cars were subject to, totaling 27.5%.

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