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ABB launches first DC fast charger compliant with Chinese GB standard

Green Car Congress

Terra 53 Z can be widely used at public charging stations, EV fleet parking lots and highway service stations to charge electric passenger vehicles as well as minibuses and EVs used for logistics. Furthermore, ABB will incorporate electric vehicles into its company fleet, demonstrating full support for green transportation in China.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

In China, leading automakers BYD and Chery have announced plans to roll out their own electric models within the next two years. In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. Investors, too, are excited. Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40 percent of $1.9

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Late last week it raised its full-year profit forecast on the hope that green stimulus efforts around the world will push consumers to offload older vehicles in favour of newer, more eco-friendly alternatives. Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Why the race is on.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6. BYD CEO Wang Chuan-Fu figured out how to make cheaper batteries than the Japanese by replacing machines with migrant workers.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

I finally got hold of reported total bus fleets and bus replacement rates in Europe. For reference, in Europe, whose overall bus fleet size seems 2-3x smaller than China’s, somewhere around 2-2.5k In South America BYD seems the only E-bus act in town. E-buses were deployed. Or have subsidies been cut too quickly? I have no idea.

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