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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Chinese auto makers also showed other types of "new energy" vehicles, including regular gasoline-electric hybrids to compete with Toyota Motor Corp.s Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5. — jerryd 7.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Thats right.

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