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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. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill. 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

Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology. 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.