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MG Motor India plans new mid-size ICE platform, to double capacity | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

This all-new platfrom which will first be launched in China sometime this year will spawn a Hector-sized SUV, Innova-sized MPV and even a Honda Civic sized sedan with petrol, strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicle options.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. AFP Some 21m electric bicycles were sold in China in 2008, according to Frank Jamerson, author of Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports.

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The EV Transition Explained: Local Policies Shape Global Competition

Cars That Think

China, the European Union, Japan as well as the UK and South Korea all have announced the same intention. For example, the UK will stop the sales of new diesel and petrol-fueled cars and vans from 2030 on. The EU has also banned the sale of new diesel and petrol-fueled cars by 2035, while Japan, with 24.5

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. BYD said the F6DM (dual mode) sedan will go on sale in China in the fourth quarter for $20,000 to $30,000.The Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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Sen. Joe Manchin ‘reluctant’ of EVs: ‘I don’t want to have to be standing in line waiting for a battery’

Teslarati

However, Munchin said at a conference on Friday that he was still reluctant of EVs because he didn’t “want to have to be standing in line waiting for a battery.” I don’t want to have to be standing in line waiting for a battery for my vehicle because we’re now dependent on a foreign supply chain – mostly China.”

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Theyre not trying to send men to the moon, theyre building an ELECTRIC CAR that uses a petrol motor they already make charging batteries supplied by LG all bolted into a vehicle platform they also already have in production. Posted by: slipandslide | Apr 14, 2009 5:20:27 PM Chinas Gas consumption is projected to increase 300%.

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