Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2010

GM China broke ground for the GM China Advanced Technical Center. The new facility, which will be adjacent to the GM China International Operations and GM China Headquarters in Shanghai, will develop advanced vehicle designs and technology solutions for GM on a domestic and global basis.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

A draft report by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Beijing is proposing a ban on exports of the rare earth metals terbium, dysprosium, yttrium, thulium, and lutetium. China currently mines more than 95% of the world’s rare earth metals. Any decision will be made by China’s State Council.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2010

Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions, heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems ( earlier post ), has received a $490,000 order for electric drive systems under a new dealer agreement with DynaProTech, a leading composite automotive parts manufacturer in the People’s Republic of China. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Specialty chemical producer Rhodia, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Ecole Normale Superieure of Lyon (ENSL) and the East China Normal University (ECNU) of Shanghai recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their scientific collaboration focused on green chemistry. Tags: Brief.

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Teslarati

APRIL 30, 2023

According to recent reports, NIO plans to launch a competitively priced model for the European market at a price tag below 30,000 euros (about $33,060). NIO’s chairman, William Li, reportedly confirmed this strategy in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel. NIO is steadily becoming a more experienced automaker.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2019

At Auto Shanghai 2019, Mercedes-Benz is premiering the close-to-production show car Concept GLB and the Mercedes-AMG A 35 L 4MATIC developed exclusively for China. kWh/100 km) ( earlier post ) and the new GLE, both of which celebrate their China premieres in Shanghai. Support arms raise the battery to the vehicle’s floor from below.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2009

BASF has signed a definitive agreement to sell its syngas catalysts manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China, to Süd-Chemie AG, a worldwide leading speciality chemical company for catalysts and adsorbents headquartered in Munich, Germany. China will continue to be a major focus of our process catalysts business. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to a new report from Pike Research, the various national-level initiatives and programs to promote the awareness of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Asia-Pacific region will help make the region the largest market worldwide for electrified vehicles, led by strong demand in China, Japan, and Korea.

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MAY 25, 2010

Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

China expansion. Separately, Ford announced that its joint venture with Changan in China—Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA)—is building a new, manufacturing facility in Chongqing, scheduled for completion in 2012. billion), represents a significant step in Ford’s continuing expansion strategy in the Asia Pacific and Africa region.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2010

Xu Hengwu, Director of Haw Tai Motor Plant, said, “Considering the national energy strategy and the urge to cut carbon dioxide emissions, diesel motor markets will experience rapid growth in the near future.”. However, China has lagged behind with a market share close to zero.Zhao Jingguang, Dep. Tags: Brief. CCTV report.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

Girsky, GM vice chairman, Corporate Strategy and Business Development. The company is headquartered in Beijing, with multiple manufacturing facilities throughout China, which produce components and modules for chassis, powertrain and driveline systems. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

as part of a strategy to capitalize on the growing automotive and electric vehicle (EV) market in China. The new entity will leverage ZAP’s extensive intellectual property and international market access with Jonway’s current China distribution channels and revenue base, for enhanced shareholder value. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Shanghai GM, GM’s flagship passenger car joint venture in China, began exports of the Chevrolet New Sail to the Chilean market. Authorized Chevrolet dealers will sell and service the New Sail outside China. It represents a breakthrough in our strategy to create products for China and other emerging markets. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

Project developers in both China and Canada are moving forward with new coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuel facilities, according to the Coal-to-Liquids Coalition (CTLC). China’s Shenhua Energy Co Ltd recently announced that will begin construction on a CTL plant in October 2010. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In their study, they used three different alternative powertrain/fuel models: less aggressive, moderately aggressive and very aggressive, applied across four developed economies (United States, Western Europe, Japan, and South Korea) and four developing economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Source: Belzowski and McManus. South Korea.

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My Electric Car

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

BYD’s expansion into overseas markets has played a significant role in its growth, with the company delivering a record 36,174 vehicles outside of China in January. The company has also introduced a range of electric SUVs, including the Sea Lion 07, which is expected to compete with Tesla’s best-selling Model Y​​.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

This is China’s pilot industrialized coal-to-olefins project. Tags: Brief. The methanol is transformed into olefin and the olefin is then polymerized into polyethylene and polypropylene. This project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in December 2006 and began design and construction in 2007.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

Wang said the company will use proceeds from a new share issue to finance the US introduction, as well as for another production line for its lithium iron phosphate batteries in China. BYD plans a similar entry strategy in Europe in 2011 or later. In China, the e6 uses a 220V, 10A charge. Tags: Brief. Inside the e6.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2009

The Shanghai and Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicles will be featured in the most extensive fuel cell demonstration program ever conducted in China. GM supports China’s move toward sustainability, and we are providing our latest fuel cell technology in line with our overall strategy of in China, with China, for China. —GM

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2010

Researchers at the East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, found that doping a catalyst with a rare earth element—europium—enhances hydrogen production in the process of partial oxidation of methane to produce syngas (CO and H 2 ). Tags: Brief. Hydrogen yield on Er 2 O 3. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The transaction is subject to government approvals in Brazil and China. Brazil will continue to form a key part of Statoil’s international strategy. Sinochem Group, incorporated in China in 1950, is 100% state owned and is China’s 4th largest oil company and the largest integrated agrichemical product and service provider.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

liters, will power new Shanghai GM models built and sold in China. The Ecotec engine program is a component of Shanghai GM’s Drive to Green strategy. Kevin Wale, President and Managing Director of the GM China Group. Tags: Brief. The engines, with displacements of 1.6 The Ecotec engines were developed by GM in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

The international automotive supplier Continental AG has opened its new Asia Headquarters and R&D Center in Shanghai’s Yangpu district, China. Tags: Brief. The Center aims to provide increased localization and advanced technical support to customers in the Chinese market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2010

Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. By 2012, all models sold in China will have the capability of being upgraded to comply with the Euro V (China Phase 5) emission standard. Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. Drive to Green”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

China domestic sales of SAIC-GM JVs and milestones. million vehicles inside China. They are growing their presence outside mainland China with the launch of an investment joint venture in Hong Kong and a new joint venture for the production and sale of Chevrolet brand vehicles in India. GM and SAIC JVs have sold more than 6.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2010

Volkswagen is planning an ambitious electric and hybrid drive vehicle strategy. The electric car is already technically capable of short ranges of up to 150 kilometers (93 miles), Volkswagen notes, and so, its various brands will be conducting field studies in key strategic markets of Europe, North America and China in upcoming months.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The findings, published in the 21 September issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , are generally consistent with official Chinese government statistics and could bolster their credibility as international negotiations proceed on commitments of China and other nations to combat climate change. Tags: Brief. Munger, J. McElroy, M.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Temperatures across China’s Yangtze River Basin could increase from 1.5 The Yangtze River Basin Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Report, released in Beijing, not only describes the impact of climate change but also offers specific adaptation strategies for the Yangtze. Tags: Brief. to 2 °C (2.7

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

Researchers at the State Key Lab of Matrix Composites at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China have described a new design strategy to produce an “Artificial Inorganic Leaf” (AIL), which could lead to working prototypes that capture solar energy and use it efficiently to change water into hydrogen fuel. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This vision, which GM is proud to document in the Blue Paper, serves as a roadmap to the electrification, connectivity, creative design, and advanced innovation strategies that will lead the world to sustainable urban mobility by 2030. —Kevin Wale, President and Managing Director of the GM China Group.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The business has a significant part of its production at Raufoss in Norway, with other plants in China, Czech, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and the United States. Tags: Brief. Revenues amounted to NOK 2.2 billion (US$389 million) in 2008 and the business had about 1,200 employees at the end of third quarter 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

Shanghai GM today introduced the Chevrolet New Sail sedan, the first passenger car created in China by a Sino-foreign joint venture. In addition to being sold in China, the New Sail will also be exported to other emerging markets. Tags: China Fuel Efficiency. The New Sail is available with a choice of 1.2-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Our target is to sell one million vehicles per year in Brazil by 2014, thus making an important contribution to the success of the Group’s Strategy 2018. Brazil is the Volkswagen Group’s third largest market after China and Germany. Tags: Brief. We will enjoy significant growth in Brazil this year and win market share.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

It has also been expanding its business by accelerating M&A strategies, under Vision 2015, which aims to grow Nidec into a global enterprise group with annual sales of ¥2 trillion (US$23.4 Tags: Motors. billion) by the fiscal year 2015.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

The company will build a research and development centre in China, possibly as early as next year according to reports in The Nikkei , making it the first Japanese car maker to establish a Chinese research and development centre that it will fund on its own. China Nikkei.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2010

Mr Zapatero told MEPS in the European Parliament that the car industry was already going huge change and there was a need for a co-ordinated response and a common strategy. He said competitors such as China and Japan would have the advantage unless EU car manufacturers had the right incentives to invest in electric vehicles.&#.

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