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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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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price. Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric car’s introduction. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world. .

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

His analysis found that the programme is paying nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario. According to Knittel the results suggest that the programme is an expensive way to reduce carbon, although he does state that it is possible the stimulus benefits outweigh added environmental costs.

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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. The sticker prices of all-electric and plug-in hybrids will be well beyond the reach of average consumers for several years, hardly dipping below $30,000, Kjaer said. He even knows what a plug-in hybrid is.&#.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. ’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.

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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. The Appraisal 2010 Prius Delivers Record Mileage and Accelerates. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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Moreover, with the massive drop in oil prices , gas-powered vehicles are more economical to operate, which makes it harder to argue that EVs will help drivers save money on fuel. Moreover, EVs are not only proving to be more robust amidst an auto industry in decline, but they are also already displaying some signs of recovery.

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