Limits revised to promote green autos

2012-08-07 14:27:45

Last week, the Guangzhou city government added new measures encouraging eco-friendly vehicles to regulations released a month ago that limit the number of auto license plates granted each year.

Despite ambitions, growing gap in battery-powered cars

2012-07-17 10:53:53

China has made progress in electric vehicles, but compared with some developed countries, the gap in core technologies and industrialization is actually widening, according to a recent report.

Planned surge for electric vehicles

2012-07-17 10:46:54

China plans to aggressively boost production and sales of new-energy vehicles to ease oil consumption and pollution by 2020, according to a blueprint released by the State Council.

5m greener vehicles by 2020

2012-07-10 10:41:10

China has set a target of producing and selling 500,000 energy-efficient and alternative-energy vehicles a year by 2015, and five million vehicles by 2020, according to a latest blueprint.

Audi Q5 hybrid Quattro comes to China

2012-07-02 09:35:36

The hybrid twins a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder TFSI petrol engine and a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor powered by a 72-unit Li-ion battery.

Electric future for troubled Saab

2012-06-14 10:45:00

A consortium completed a deal on Wednesday to save the ailing Swedish automaker Saab AB, which announced its bankruptcy in December.

Govt capital fuels green auto sector

2012-06-05 11:03:44

The Chinese government will allocate 1 to 2 billion yuan annually to support the development and production of green vehicles, said a deputy minister of finance.

Concerns on electric cars

2012-06-05 10:23:06

A dramatic high-speed auto accident in Shenzhen that left an all-electric taxi and its three occupants incinerated has cast a shadow over public confidence in the new technology.

Toyota Camry hybrid comes to China

2012-05-22 09:57:19

The Camry HEV is the most recent variation of the seventh generation Camry to be available in China.

BYD plans to produce electric buses in Canada

2012-05-15 14:41:50

Domestic automaker BYD Co has signed an agreement to produce electric buses in Windsor, Canada.

Coda-Great Wall electric car deal

2012-05-07 15:43:19

Domestic automaker Great Wall Motors and US company Coda Automotive Inc signed an agreement last month to co-develop an all-electric vehicle that will hit the market in 2014.