Also they never talk and experiment big tractor-trailer trucks powered by hydrogen and no airplanes and no ships or helicopters but we can see that all these devises use a lot of petrol. When they talk a little bit about hydrogen, they just talk about small or medium cars or little suvs but they omit the big machineries like trains. All they do is just fake all around and they decided clearly to protect petrol trading all over the world and hydrogen is their enemy and battery is their false pr to give them some credential but it is not sincere.

Most, if not all goals and claims previously set for 2010 thru 2012 were feasible but apparently not likely, as they did not come close to reality.

The number of partially and/or fully electrified vehicles set to be built locally by 2015 and 2020 are likewise feasible and could possibly be met - but look at the track record.

Post 2020 (not to mention post 2012) figures are difficult to forecast accurately.

That China is a distant, authoritarian empire should not justify your dreams for it nor your assumption that it is a budding utopia.

This is phase 3 of the Chinese plan. In 2002, average fuel consumption in China was 9.11 L/100 km. Through the
implementation of phase 1 which took effect in July 2005 for new vehicle models, and in July 2006 for
continued vehicle models. [In the Chinese regulations, continued vehicle models refer to existing vehicle models that continue to be produced at the effective date of the regulation.] and phase 2 of the standard which took effect in January 2008 for new models and in January 2009 for all vehicle models, average fuel consumption decreased to 8.06 L/100km.

This translates into a real reduction of 11.5 per cent: The goal was 15 per cent.

TT...China's track record is simply amazing. In a few decades, China will not only catch up with USA/EU but will surpass both in most fields.

Yes, go West young man, may mean something again if one goes far enough and cross the Pacific Ocean, all the way to China.

The country to mass produce the first 20,000,000+ electrified vehicles and build 160,000+ Km of very high speed e-trains and the highest number of Billionaires will certainly be China.

Will USA/EU eventually catch up again?

China has the advantages and disadvantages of State run Capitalism- if they are right they will be right in a big way if they are wrong they will be wrong in a big way, one thing they can do that we can't is quickly achieve economies of scale. Could the Chinese for instance use enough carbon fiber to drive down the price- But for anyone who's fearful of China's rise remember America still has a lot of arrows in it's quiver- we have more R and D sitting on shelves collecting dust than the rest of the world combine- it's amazing how many things that come out now were created in the 1960s it's just they are deemed economically viable now.

Good points, Harvey!
US/Canadian/EU Capitalist type Democracies are due for major overhaul to fix inherent inadequacies that rendered the Greek-invented democratic system inoperable for thousands of years. The so-called
democracies that exist today are in words only, while in reality, decisions are made by the richests and most powerful who are able to buy off the governments, both local and central.

By contrast, the top-down type of authoritarian-style of governance in most of Asia has survived thousands of years of continous civilization.

In reality, the one-person-one-vote system cannot possibly work. In share-holder-owned corporations, each share holder does not have just one vote, but voting weight of each share holder is based on the number of shares owned. In order to be fiscally solvent, the weight of each voter should be partially based proportionally to the amount of tax contribution. The more tax you pay, the more voice you should have in government, NOT the amount of bribe you are paying to lobbyist and office holders while paying very little tax.

Each elected officials should be paid 5 to 10 times what they are paid today, not the meager 400k and 100k that the President and Congressmen of the USA are paid today. These numbers are a joke!

In additional, yearly salary of elected officials should be tied to indices of their performance, for example, bonuses and deductions should be made for percentage changes in GDP, budget deficits, unemployment numbers, etc.

Finally, public fundings for public-office candidates should be expanded 5-10 folds to match or to overwhelm those that are offered privately today, in order to match the billions of private donations given to each parties and candidates. Credentials to qualify for public funding of campaign should be based on demonstrable leadership ability and test scores on the future GQ exam (Government Quotient, or knowledge of governmental systems and processes) similar to IQ).

We need smarter leaders and leaders who really work for the people and the nation, not those who can charm the public and then work for big interest groups instead of for public welfare.

Interesting comments RP. Many of them could be used in future corrections to the current failing system. The ideal system may not exist but the current one has to be fixed soon.

Who should identify what should be changed and how? Certainly not today's politicians and their major financial supporters. A few possibilities could be:

1) One hundred wise men/women from Universities, to consult the public and identify and select changes required?

2) A system over haul commission composed of 97% non-millionaires and 3% others to consult the public during 12 months and identify and select changes required?

3) Certain changes may require general public approval.

4) A progressive implementation period of 5 to 10 years may be required.

ai_vin...discrimination based on perceived or measured intelligence levels would not sell any better than current discrimination based on wealth.

With today's and future improved communication facilities, many of the Administration, Congress and Supreme Court responsibilities could be delegated to the general public, i.e. where it should be.

That could be one of the major change to improve the current failing/corrupted system.

@ai_vin,

Great idea! Leadership requires a great deal of intelligence and dedication for the common causes. Most common people are not good at choosing the right leader, for "it takes one to know one." The common people prefer leaders who say what they want to hear and to promise unsustainable agendas that provide immediate gratificatin! A smart and dedicated person who talks at level or issues that the common people cannot comprehend won't get elected. I think H. Ross Perot was such a person. Remember the warning of a "giant sucking sound south of US border?" Now the sucking sound extend to overseas and decimating American industries and scientific and research base...all outsourced overseas to please the capitalists in search of quick profits.

@Harvey,
Remember the phrase: "No taxation without representation?" that was the basis for the American Revolution?
Now I'd say: "No taxation without proportional representation!!!" This means that the more a person pay in taxes, the more representation (votes) a person should get in all levels of government!
This is not any kind of discrimination based on wealth. It is simple, basic, and common fairness that lead to the American Revolution of 1776!

China at a much subsidized prices. This type of subsidization cost the Chinese government a lot of money, so they are seeking ways to lower petroleum consumption by mandating very highly efficient vehicles and fast-pace the adoption of BEV's.  buy from china