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It's not only electric cars: China is also now the world's largest market for luxury cars. Audi got an early foothold among party officials and high-ranking government officials, but the allure of global brands has ensured that Mercedes-Benz and BMW sell lots of cars there as well. Now, Mercedes parent company Daimler is combining its local manufacturing operations with plans for electric cars. DON'T MISS: China will have lots of electric cars, but no maker knows what market wants The company has announced it will build electric cars in the Mercedes-Benz factory it operates with its partner...
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China mulls congestion charge, quotas in Beijing for emission, traffic woes
Since the 1950s, California has been a global leader in efforts to limit and then eliminate emissions from motor vehicles. But with hazardous and choking air pollution in its major cities, not to mention traffic jams to rival any in the world, China may prove to be the Golden State's...
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Beijing Smog So Severe It Requires Headlights At Noon
Air in Beijing was so bad last week that drivers couldn't see.
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Beijing Adds Another Electric-Car Incentive: Rush-Hour Access To Any Road
Beijing will exempt electric cars from a policy that restricts access to roads during rush hour.
Stephen Edelstein -
Beijing Smog: So Bad That Emergency Plans Ban Half Its Cars Each Day
Beijing will enact an odd-even license-plate system that will restrict when people can drive.
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Beijing's Privileged Electric-Car Registrations Fail To Attract Interest
A lottery prioritizing electric-car purchases failed to produce the desired results.
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There's a lot of talk about so-called clean diesel, which in North America means any diesel that meets tailpipe emissions standards that went into effect seven years ago. Those standards, known as Tier II, Bin 5, are among the strictest in the world--and considerably tougher than the European standards in force over that period. Europe, where roughly half the new cars are sold with diesel engines (it varies considerably by country), has long been held up by diesel advocates as a model for how the U.S. could significantly reduce its fuel consumption. DON'T MISS: Volkswagen Jetta TDI: Much More...
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First Formula E Electric-Car Race Held Sunday In Beijing
The first Formula E Championship race was held last weekend in China.
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Chinese Tesla Owner Buys 20 Charging Stations, Seeks Sites On Social Media
A Chinese businessman pays for 16 electric-car charging stations between Beijing and Guangzhou.
Stephen Edelstein -
Beijing Slashes Car Sales Quota By 40 Percent To Tackle Air Pollution
Beijing will attempt to fight pollution by restricting new car sales.
Stephen Edelstein -
Beijing Adds Pollution Tax To Fuel To Curb Huge Smog Problems
Smog-choked Chinese capital Beijing will be the first city in the country to introduce a new pollution tax. Following months of pollution far above safe levels, major Chinese cities have scrabbled to find a solution for improving air quality. Gasgoo reports Beijing will introduce a new tax this...
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Beijing Says 'Enough!': City To Scrap 180K Polluting Cars
Recent pollution figures in Chinese capital Beijing have made 1970s Los Angeles look like a crisp day in the Rocky Mountains. The city, like Hong Kong last month, has finally decided to take action, and the city's acting mayor is set to scrap 180,000 old vehicles from the roads. Additionally...
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China appears to have abandoned its plans to gain an early advantage on Western carmakers by beating them to the market with mass-produced electric vehicles. As China develops more and more as a nation the demand for cars is increasing at a huge rate. The Chinese government had initially intended to skip hybrid technology to reduce the country's reliance on oil, and to improve the air quality in highly polluted cities like Beijing. Politicians in Beijing had set targets for one million "new energy" vehicles to be on the roads by 2015 and 5 million by 2020, but this could now include regular...
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Beijing Limits Car Registrations To Tackle Traffic, Pollution
It's no secret that China's auto market has been growing rapidly, surpassing the US market in unit sales for the last two years. While that's an indicator of the country's strong economy, it has also created serious pollution and congestion problems in China's largest cities. During the week of...
Jason Hendler