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How Can China Boost Hybrid Sales? Guangzhou City Offers Cash
Several years ago, you could get a Federal tax credit for buying a hybrid-electric vehicle. That program has ended. Several manufacturers--Toyota, Honda, and Ford among them--reached their cap of 60,000 hybrids sold, and now hybrids represent 2 to 3 percent of the U.S. market without Federal...
BYD, China's Electric-Car Star, Faces Steeper Challenges
Chinese carmaker BYD is facing tough times ahead, following reports that its stock has fallen 43 percent since its February high. As China's figurehead for electric vehicles... June 6, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
Updated BYD e6: First Drive Of Chinese Electric Crossover
Most Chinese carmakers have backed away from plans to attack the U.S. market, and their hopes of dominating electric cars have slowed. But Chinese maker BYD continues to... May 10, 2012 by John Voelcker 13
Electric Cars Are Tougher Than They Look, Eh, China?
Several years ago, the world's auto industry heard a constant refrain: "The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming!" With low labor costs and a government imperative to... May 4, 2012 by John Voelcker 4
Coda Plans Second Electric Car, Withdraws DoE Loan Application
When Coda Automotive started production and sales of its 2012 Sedan earlier this year, it ended years of doubt and confusion about the firm’s abilities to bring a... April 25, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 10
BYD e6 Electric Crossover: Now Coming In 2013, Fleets First
You don't hear as much worrying these days about the threat of Chinese automakers entering the U.S. market with inexpensive cars. Nor do you hear concerns over Chinese... April 12, 2012 by John Voelcker 2
80 Million Vehicles Built Globally Last Year--A New Record
Well, the numbers are in. Despite the lingering effects of economic recession, the world's auto industry built more vehicles in 2011 than ever in history: 80 million, in... March 29, 2012 by John Voelcker 10
The Next New Fuel You've Never Heard Of: Methanol, In China
You'll already be familiar with ethanol-powered cars, but what about methanol? Both are alcohols, but methanol is even simpler than ethanol, containing only one carbon atom... March 23, 2012 by Antony Ingram 7
China Slows On Electric Cars To Focus On Fuel Efficiency
Several years ago, the U.S. auto industry worried that Chinese carmakers would use inexpensive cars to gain a foothold here, just as Japanese and Korean makers had done. That... March 13, 2012 by John Voelcker 5
Can China's Power Industry Raise Interest In Electric Cars?
China's car market is one of the fastest-growing in the world, and the implications of that are huge for the car industry. They're huge for the environment too. With the sort... December 28, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
Chevrolet Volt Ready To Go On Sale In China, Priced At $75K
General Motors has revealed the eight Chinese cities in which the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car will be sold. The Volt will go on sale in Beijing, Shanghai... November 23, 2011 by Antony Ingram 3
Little Love For Nissan Leaf In Luxury-Conscious Hong Kong
If you thought the Nissan Leaf was a hard sell in the expanses of North America, then you may be surprised to learn it's doing far less well in one of its natural habitats... November 15, 2011 by Antony Ingram 10
Is This What The Electric Car Love-Child Of Daimler, BYD Looks Like? Apparently So
Since July, the Internet has been home to serval renderings claiming to be of the new electric car being developed by German automaker Daimler and its Chinese auto partner... October 21, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
Daimler And BYD To Birth Electric-Car Love Child This Spring
Opposites, it’s said, attract. And automakers don’t come much more opposite than Daimler AG and BYD. Daimler is the parent to such prestigious brands as Maybach... October 10, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 3
Ford Looks To Develop Electric Cars For Chinese Market
Lately it’s become obvious that China -- not the U.S. -- is the place to be if you’re an automaker wanting to develop electric cars. Daimler already has an... September 28, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
GM To Develop Electric Cars In China With SAIC, Longtime Partner
Maybe you can beat 'em and join 'em at the same time? That may be what General Motors is hoping with its announcement this morning that it would develop electric cars with... September 20, 2011 by John Voelcker 14
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