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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

BMW’s Mini is rolling out its electric car in three phases. In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold.

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Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

Plugs and Cars

And these days a billion dollars is barely a rounding error in the money going to prop up the American auto industry. While the American government is deep in the morass of Detroit’s legacy, the Chinese leadership may have turned to face the future. That would be a game changer. Can I charge my new EV here?

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