Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

The Envision’s compact, lightweight chassis is composed of carbon fiber, magnesium and aluminum. GM says that the Envision merges Buick’s global design language with Chinese aesthetics for the SUV segment. The vehicle can be plugged into a standard outlet to recharge the battery.

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Buick Plug-in GM Concept 199

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

BYD Yangwang U9 electric supercar (Source: BYD) BYD’s U9 electric supercar features 12 sets of multifunctional active and passive aerodynamics kits, including a 4-speed adjustable electric rear wing, active diffuser, and large carbon fiber rear wing. BYD claims the U9 features “the smartest supercar cockpit” with DiLink and DiPilot.

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Ferrari BYD Land Rover Electric 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

This production and sales network, which has close connections to South Korean companies, world leaders in LIB production, also will provide Teijin with a secure foothold for penetrating the Chinese market. Teijin’s Lielsort separators, which have already been approved by leading battery manufacturers, are now ready for initial shipments.

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Li-ion Commercial South Korea Carbon Fiber 231

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2015

But the Chinese market has seen the biggest growth, more than doubling its sales year on year, with almost 53,000 cars sold. From 2020 onward, 95% of newly registered cars in Europe will have to meet carbon limits, which are going to be even tighter from 2021. Germany’s standing remains somewhere in the middle, at 0.43%.

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China Sale Japan France 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The vehicle was developed by Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), making it the first production electric vehicle created by a Chinese joint venture. The SPRINGO EV will be sold for RMB 258,000 (US$41,460).

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General Motors 2020 2012 Green 240

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2015

Chinese road traffic poses its own special challenges for automated driving functions, the company said. To offer driver assistance systems that are appealing to Chinese drivers as well, Audi launched a project at its R&D Center in Beijing in cooperation with Tongji University in Shanghai. Piloted driving in China: the Audi strategy.

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Audi Asia MPH China 150

Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

From personal air conditioning units on the assembly line to on-site libraries available during shift breaks and even getting to choose their own music playing over the PA system in the factory buildings, it’s the polar opposite of what many people expect to find in a Chinese factory.

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China All-Electric Motor Motors 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

With its clean lines and bright paintwork, Jiao takes its design influence from bullet trains and Chinese opera masks. Designers also used Miao to display innovative lighting solutions, including extensive use of LED accent lighting. Clay Dean, Director of Advanced Design for GM North America.

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GM Concept Future Personal 270

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. To restore balance we must protect the oxygen-producing biomass of Earth and reduce the amount of carbon emissions. But use of petroleum will continue.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150