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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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2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry.

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Ipsos Auto Global Study: interest in battery electric vehicles growing in the US

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The auto industry has seen this need to improve familiarity in the past, with some advanced driver assist features such as ACC and even autonomous driving. In the US, knowing a fair amount about BEVs more than doubles consideration for them. Increasing future sales for BEVs will rely on companies improving awareness of their product.

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BYD NEV sales up 262.9% YOY in October

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in April 2021 at the Shanghai Auto Show. seconds to go from 0 to 60 mph, with a comprehensive cruising range of up to 600 miles. vastly improve the integrity of pure EVs as one of the industry’s safest power batteries. BYD introduced the e-platform 3.0 An electric vehicle equipped with the e-platform 3.0 takes just 2.9

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1,000-mile electric car unveiled: Aptera returns 10 years later

Green Car Reports

The world's auto industry seems to have settled on 200-plus miles for North America and 300 kilometers (160 miles) or more for European and Asian markets. The longest-range 2019 Tesla, the Model S Long Range, gets an EPA range rating of 370 miles. What's the minimum necessary range for an electric car?

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Center for Automotive Research calls long-run economic risk to auto industry of mandating permanent fuel economy standards very serious; recommends periodic reviews

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Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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Auto Alliance on Mid-Level Ethanol Blends: Build Out E85 Infrastructure First

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Green Car Congress and Charles Territo of the Auto Alliance on 17 April briefly discussed the blend wall (ethanol supply greater than US’s ability to absorb it in 10% blends) and mid-level blends of ethanol being used on existing, non-flex-fuel, vehicles. The original testing involved 13 cars and they drove an average of 500-1,000 miles.

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EV Tax Credits Are Working—Cutting Them Now Would Be a Costly Mistake

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The used EV tax credit can help qualified drivers access a safe, reliable EV for under $20,000 that still has years and miles left on its drivetrain warranty. China has dominated the global auto industry since 2009 and now manufactures over three times the number of automobiles as the U.S.