China
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The BYD e6 wagon is the battery-electric car that never quite made it onto the U.S. market. Despite various plans and announcements over the last five years, the e6 was never offered for retail sale in North America. Very quietly, that's now changing; the company hopes to lease around 200 BYD e6 electric cars for use by UberX drivers in Chicago. DON'T MISS: Updated BYD e6: First Drive Of Chinese Electric Crossover (May 2012) According to a Reuters story, Uber said on Friday it had reached a deal with BYD to offer the electric cars. Thus far, there's no mention of the deal on Uber's...
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Charging A Tesla In China: One Owner's Creative, Dangerous Hookup
It has not been easy going in China thus far for electric-car maker Tesla Motors. Among the many challenges of selling its cars in that country are a lack of public-charging infrastructure and a Chinese charging standard that differs from any other standard in the world. Even more challenging, far...
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UPDATE: 'Under The Dome' Video: China's 'Silent Spring' Air-Pollution Wakeup
A new Chinese documentary on air pollution has gone viral.
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China's Tesla-Beater (Or Not): Aoxin Ibis Electric Full-Size Sedan
The Aoxin Ibis is a new electric car for the Chinese domestic market.
Stephen Edelstein -
Chinese Car Buyers May Be More Open To Electric Cars Than Americans: Study
Chinese car buyers are less daunted by electric cars, a new study finds.
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Will China Overtake The U.S. In Electric-Car Sales This Year?
Modern plug-in electric cars have been on sale in the U.S. since December 2010, and in China even longer. The BYD F3DM, a compact plug-in hybrid sedan, went into very limited production in 2008, though early deliveries were strictly to fleets and government agencies. DON'T MISS: China Overtook U.S...
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It's been more than six years since fabled investor Warren Buffet bought 10 percent of BYD Autos, one of the few independent Chinese automakers. At that time, the company had big plans to become China's largest producer of plug-in electric vehicles--and then export them to the U.S. DON'T MISS: BYD Plans Electric Supercar, More Powerful Plug-In Hybrid (Sep 2013) While the Chinese market for plug-ins has developed more slowly than expected, BYD has persevered with a new range of plug-in hybrids. It has been selling its compact Qin plug-in hybrid sedan for a year, and is now taking orders for...
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Limits On Rare-Earth Metals To End After China Loses Global Trade Case
China ends its export quotas on rare-earth metals.
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China Extends Electric-Car Incentives As Shenzhen Caps Registrations
China continues to push for more electric cars as it fights rampant pollution and congestion.
Stephen Edelstein -
China Overtook U.S. In Monthly Electric-Car Sales Two Months Ago
China has been the world's largest auto market for several years now, with 18 million passenger cars and another 4 million commercial vehicles sold there last year. But until recently, sales of plug-in electric cars have lagged those in the U.S. (whose market seems likely to be around 17 million...
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Armored Electric Chinese Police Patrol Car Is ... Words Fail Us
The Zijing Qingyuan Armored Spherical Cabin Electric Patrol Vehicle is, to say the least, special.
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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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For the first time ever, China has agreed to limit its greenhouse-gas emissions, under a deal announced this morning between Chinese president Xi Jinping and U.S. president Barack Obama. In exchange, the U.S. set a goal of cutting its own carbon emissions more deeply by 2025, building on a previously announced goal for reductions by 2020. The news came late last night in articles by The Washington Post and other outlets. DON'T MISS: Time Running Out, Global Carbon Emission Must Fall To Zero: UN Panel China has agreed to cap its carbon emissions by 2030 or earlier, and even more challenging...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept G-Code: Tiny Crossover For LA Auto Show
The Mercedes-Benz G-Code is a subcompact crossover concept unveiled at the brand's Beijing R&D center.
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Tesla Model S Gets Huge Incentive In Shanghai: No $12K Fee For Registration
The Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan has now been on sale in China for six months, but it recently received a major sales incentive from local officials in Shanghai. That city's municipal government has ruled that Tesla buyers will be exempted from paying the $12,000 registration fee required to...
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China Puts Teeth Into Gas-Mileage Rules, Will 'Punish' Makers Who Don't Comply
China will publicly shame offending carmakers, and limit production.
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Tesla Model S China Sales 'Robust', Electric Car Waiting List Long: Analyst
Tesla Motors sales in China are "robust," and the company may have as many as 4,000 reservations for its Model S--which it only started selling in China five months ago. The upbeat assessment came from Patrick Archambault, a Goldman Sachs analyst who has followed Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] since its...
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From Making iPhones To Electric Cars: Foxconn To Offer $15K Plug-In Vehicle
Smartphone-maker Foxconn wants to build its own electric car.
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Chinese electric-car production increased by 328 percent through August 2014.
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2015 Buick Envision Compact Crossover Unveiled In China
The 2015 Buick Envision will be sold in the U.S. as a 2016 model.
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China Adds Even More Electric-Car Incentives--Mostly For Local Brands
China will add electric-car tax breaks, but only for certain models.
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Tesla In Deal To Build 400 Charging Stations In China
The Chinese market has become vital for many global automakers. For some, it's a haven of high sales numbers to offset struggles in markets like the U.S. and Europe. To others, like Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], it's a way to promote your product to a vast and growing marketplace. Tesla has made a big...
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BYD's Rising Electric-Car Sales Swamped By Falling Gas Models
Chinese automaker BYD was the first car company in the world to put a plug-in hybrid passenger car into production, a couple of years before the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car hit the road. Despite several hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric product lines, however, the vast...
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Tesla Resolves Chinese Trademark Fight 'Completely, Amicably'
Is this the end of Tesla's Chinese trademark battle?
Stephen Edelstein