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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry. The scale of China’s automobile production and sales in the world, is expected to continue to grow.

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Volkswagen Adding 1.6B to Investment for China; 6B Total

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With the new total of €6 billion (US$8 billion), the Group intends to maintain and reinforce its leading position on one of the key sales markets of the automobile industry.

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Volkswagen Group to Invest 4B by 2011 to Expand Activities in China

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The investments are to be financed from the cash flow of the Chinese joint venture companies. The monetary and fiscal measures taken by the government have provided positive impetus for the Chinese automobile industry. Between 2009 and 2011, the Group is to invest a total of €4 billion (US$5.8 percent) in the first half of 2009.

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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

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Acceptance of studies and development of business and financing models. Customer acceptance and financing models for electric vehicles. Dr. Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, general business and automotive industry I; Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, general business and automotive industry I; Prof.

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

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In its 12 th , and current, Five-Year Plan, the Chinese government also launched a new strategy to promote new energy vehicles (NEV; vehicles that are partially or fully powered by electricity) and to support its domestic automobile industry to mass-produce NEVs. million) to support NEV manufacturing.

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Toyota launches e-Palette autonomous electric concept and mobility system

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The automobile industry is clearly amidst its most dramatic period of change as technologies like electrification, connected and automated driving are making significant progress. Toyota remains committed to making ever better cars.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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In addition, a fleet regulation for power plant fleets modeled after the automobile industry would be an effective way to limit the average CO 2 emissions of the power utilities and further reduce emissions. With intelligent financing models, modernization can be undertaken with no preliminary investment costs for the customer.

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