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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. Still, Chinese auto-makers hesitate to mass-market their electric models domestically. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold. Investors, too, are excited. “That’s going to be tough.&#.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

and Chery Automobile Co. and Chery Automobile Co. The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co. Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co. Great Wall Motor Co., in late 2010. Prius hybrid.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-ins are slated to hit the Chinese market in earnest over the next few years. In February, China’s Chery Automobile unveiled an electric concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. Renault-Nissan has started working with governments and utilities in California and Oregon to gear up for regional electric vehicle rollouts next year.

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