Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price. In China, leading automakers BYD and Chery have announced plans to roll out their own electric models within the next two years. Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40. percent of $1.9 billion invested in 180 green-technology companies.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

The gamble is that Nissan could grab the EV market and dominate it until BYD (China) enters the U.S., The vehicles will be made in the United States, Japan and Europe. – In June, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., – BMW AG’s Mini brand is testing a plug-in model in the United States.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. By partnering with these two industries.

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