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BMW: China Biggest Electric Car Market By 2019, i3 On Sale Soon

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BMW has become the latest in a growing list of automakers to put its faith in the Chinese electric car market. The Chinese automobile market is huge: 18 million passenger cars alone were sold in 2013. That''s ten times that of similarly-populated India, and around 2.4 million more than were sold in the U.S.

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NIO signs a new agreement with GAC Group to co-develop battery standards, charging, and swaps

Baua Electric

Many readers know NIO Inc. ($NIO) for its growing portfolio of premium EVs and sub-brands, but the Chinese automaker is also the global leader in EV battery swap stations. Just a couple of weeks later, NIO announced a similar agreement with a heavy hitter in Chinese automotive—Guangzhou Automobile Group Co.,

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The révolution is on: France has record year in EV sales

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. Gas guzzlers still account for more than a third of the market. Plug-in hybrids present 9% of the sales, according to the report.

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VW annual assembly rocked by way of cake assault, protests on China document

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Twin function worries Buyers reiterated their longstanding critique of Blume’s twin function as head of each VW Team and Porsche, and the low valuation of Volkswagen retain, which has been in freefall for the generation two years and not using a respite from the list of Porsche closing September.

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IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

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IBM unveiled the fifth annual “Next Five in Five”—a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. Also on the list of five is the arrival of advanced batteries, including air batteries (e.g., Lithium air), but targeted initially at small devices.

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Better Place, China Southern Grid sign strategic agreement on battery switching; Guangzhou accord to encourage production of EVs with switchable batteries

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The Guangzhou accord calls for the municipal government to encourage local car manufacturers, such as Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group, to produce electric cars with switchable batteries. It also calls for the city to promote electric-car adoption in fleet segments including public-sector vehicles and private-sector fleets such as taxis.

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ZAP aims to move in on Chinese electric vehicle market

Green Cars News

The market for electric vehicles in China looks set to be hugely competitive and now a new name has been added to the list of competing manufacturers. ZAP and Jonway Group have signed definitive agreements that will see ZAP acquire a 51 per cent stake of Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Company in part of a strategy [.].