Comments on: China's Electric Cars & the Road to an Affordable EV

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 18:31:13 +0000

[...] after these lithium reserves? Potentially China’s electric vehicle players. China is swiftly becoming an electric vehicle powerhouse, recently surpassing the U.S. as the world’s largest automobile industry. Legacy car [...]

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 00:26:37 +0000

[...] Grose put it to us today. So how does Geely’s acquisition of the tech and brand play into China’s larger role in the nascent electric vehicle [...]

By: Renault-Nissan Charges Ahead With Electric Cars in China – Earth2Tech

Renault-Nissan Charges Ahead With Electric Cars in China – Earth2Tech — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:14:59 +0000

[...] moving ahead with the Wuhan project and the effort to carve out space for its plug-in cars in the world’s largest car market represents a significant step for Renault-Nissan, which [...]

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

The Future of Electric Vehicle Batteries: Lithium Ion & China — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:00:54 +0000

[...] researchers seem most impressed with China’s advantages in the market: attractive government incentives and cheap labor, which has allowed manufacturers there to replace [...]

By: BYD Plug-in Hybrid Sales Wallow in the Hundreds

BYD Plug-in Hybrid Sales Wallow in the Hundreds — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:01:38 +0000

[...] BYD’s plug-in hybrid, but as Green Car Reports points out, it has not sold well in China. BYD has said it aims to bring that price down to about $16,000 through higher production volumes, helped along by U.S. and EU [...]

By: China’s Opportunity: Green Mobility vs. Electric Cars

China’s Opportunity: Green Mobility vs. Electric Cars — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:12:44 +0000

[...] written before about China’s role on the road to an affordable EV, and the potential for sales in the region to help electric car makers achieve economies of scale. [...]

By: China’s 10 Biggest Automakers Link Up to Develop Electric Cars

China’s 10 Biggest Automakers Link Up to Develop Electric Cars — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:10:36 +0000

[...] Auto may be the poster child for electric vehicles in China, and it has provided Warren Buffett’s investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway, with a nice [...]

By: Exxon, Electrovaya Roll Out Electric Car Sharing…Slowly

Exxon, Electrovaya Roll Out Electric Car Sharing…Slowly — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:01:32 +0000

[...] for the mass market within the next several years, and with the China-based automakers like BYD Auto racing to sell plug-in vehicles for well below the Maya 300’s initial price [...]

By: Plug-In

Plug-In — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:27:11 +0000

China is quickly becoming the supplier of choice for lithium-ion batteries. Even start-up electric automakers from California are outsourcing their battery-technology to Chinese companies.

One example: http://www.plug-in.com/coda-reveals-new-plug-in-for-2010/

Moves made by large companies such as BYD are consolidating the supply-chain in a fast growing consumer market, and technology companies in the United States have reason to be concerned. GE has recently started an advertising campaign aimed at promoting its alternative-energy developments.

It is probably all but a certainty that electric vehicle costs will come down. Infrastructure to support them is another matter all together.

By: Mitsubishi, Subaru Gear Up for Electric Car Rollouts, Starting in Japan

Mitsubishi, Subaru Gear Up for Electric Car Rollouts, Starting in Japan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:02:38 +0000

[...] the bet many China-based automakers are making these days, hoping to “change the rules” by skipping internal conbustion engines and plug-in [...]