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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Still, Chinese auto-makers hesitate to mass-market their electric models domestically. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold. The uncertainty surrounding Chinese demand for electric cars is tied to subsidies, Mr. Yang says. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill.

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Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

Plugs and Cars

While the American government is deep in the morass of Detroit’s legacy, the Chinese leadership may have turned to face the future. Given the much lower production costs in China, the first Chinese company to pass American certification could place an EV on the market in the US that would cost a consumer under $20,000 (after incentives.)

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