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Beijing, Xi'an latest cities to offer subsidies to encourage residents to buy NEVs

CN EV Post

The Chinese capital city of Beijing released details of its policy to encourage local residents to purchase NEVs, following media reports of the city's plans without any details last month. If they purchase a plug-in hybrid, on the other hand, they will not be eligible for the subsidy.

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Kia EV9 wins, Fisker franchises, Tesla tops BYD, leather in EVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Fourth-quarter sales results released this past week showed that while Tesla led in 2023 global EV sales , the Chinese automaker BYD pulled ahead of Tesla toward the end of the year. 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Flash Ford once again raised prices on some F-150 Lightning electric trucks , while lowering them on top-trim versions.

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Cadillac announces CT6 plug-in hybrid for China

Green Car Congress

Cadillac will add a Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) propulsion system to its upcoming range-topping CT6 sedan, to be manufactured at the new Shanghai GM Cadillac plant, Pudong Jinqiao, China. miles) of all-electric range, and pairs with Cadillac’s 2.0-liter ELR is not offered in the Chinese market.).

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar).

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GM's New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt - Environmental Capital - WSJ

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

More BigCharts Virtual Stock Exchange FiLife.com WSJ Asia WSJ Europe WSJ Portuguese WSJ Spanish WSJ Chinese SEARCH Welcome, Logout My Account My Journal Help Message Center ( new) U.S. Next » Fuel for Thought: BP talks down electric vehicles Environmental Capital HOME PAGE Email Printer Friendly Comments (21) Permalink Share: Yahoo!

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) About Dr. Frank.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Perhaps more interesting than the ride, at least for some electro-geeks, are some of the pictures Doug took of the battery pack on display that will go into the electric smarts. For 20k at that size it should have been electric to begin with. from the Tesla Roadster. For this to happen there has to be a detuning process.

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