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EIA: China promoting both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use

Green Car Congress

million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2003 to more than 2 million bbl/d in 2013, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Increasing oil demand is requiring increasing imports; since 2009, China has been importing more than half of its petroleum needs. l/100 km) by 2015 and 47 miles per gallon (5.0

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." Establishing dealer network.

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