Comments on: China's Cars to Go (Mostly) Electric Within A Decade, Says Report

By: Who Wants Afghanistan’s Lithium: China’s Electric Vehicle Players

Who Wants Afghanistan’s Lithium: China’s Electric Vehicle Players — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:31:22 +0000

[...] and counts Warren Buffett among its backers,) Chery and Geely, have been moving aggressively into electric vehicles, and global automakers like Daimler have been eager to set up partnerships with the Chinese [...]

By: A Chery On Top for Better Place & China

A Chery On Top for Better Place & China — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:23:46 +0000

[...] reasons. The car market in China will soon be massive — an estimated $220 billion by 2030, according to McKinsey. The Chinese car market is also new, dominated by first time buyers, and unlike in the U.S., [...]

By: How the Volvo-Geely Deal Plugs Into the Green Car Race

How the Volvo-Geely Deal Plugs Into the Green Car Race — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:26:57 +0000

[...] in size within five years. And Frost & Sullivan anticipates China’s vehicle fleet will begin a minimum 10-year transition to plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles as early as this [...]

By: The Future of Electric Vehicle Batteries: Lithium Ion & China

The Future of Electric Vehicle Batteries: Lithium Ion & China — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:01:12 +0000

[...] in 2011. To date, however, BYD’s sales of its F3DM plug-in hybrid model have been weak. But according to previous reports, hybrid cars will be truly mass-market in China by 2011 or 2012, and the country’s fleet will [...]

By: A123Systems Cozies Up to China’s SAIC for Battery Joint Venture

A123Systems Cozies Up to China’s SAIC for Battery Joint Venture — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:01:39 +0000

[...] Japan, the government in China has thrown significant weight behind electric vehicles, aiming to make China the world’s leading producer of electric vehicles and eventually also [...]

By: Battery Startup Farasis Energy Closes In On Production « Energy Portfolio Managers Blog

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:32:02 +0000

[...] in China, the strategy puts these companies at the forefront of what’s shaping up to be a powerhouse EV market. China has growing demand for autos in general, but also new government support for electric [...]

By: Another Battery IPO on the Way, This Time in China

Another Battery IPO on the Way, This Time in China — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:19:17 +0000

[...] a decade, China’s potentially $220 billion vehicle market will be dominated by electric cars, research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan anticipates. In the U.S., A123 will likely serve [...]

By: Battery Startup Farasis Energy Closes In On Production

Battery Startup Farasis Energy Closes In On Production — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:13:31 +0000

By: waltinseattle

waltinseattle — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:51:39 +0000

Oh, but just look at how China generates electricity. What is the rate they are building plants? Is it one a day, or some horrendous figure in any case. They are all coal fired plants, and many of them get permitted by bribes, not by design review, inspection etcetcetc. Clean streets, dirty country.

We need to send some cleantech engineers over and get China motivated to play real leaders.

By: How to Break Into Electric Vehicle Tech: Go Where the Customers Are

How to Break Into Electric Vehicle Tech: Go Where the Customers Are — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:01:46 +0000

[...] motors, and potentially with electric vehicles in general, Ferber says that means going to Asia. As we’ve noted before, companies that move early and fast to dominate the EV market in China, for example, which has [...]