Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Japan has decided to end a government subsidy program to encourage purchases of environmentally friendly cars as funds dwindle. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the government only has ¥2.5 billion (US$32 million) left of the ¥274.7 billion (US$3.5 billion) allocated for the program.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

With few of us having the cash or credit to buy an expensive new addition, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the automotive industry which has been plunged into crisis. It seems a spark is needed to get us back to the showrooms – so are the leading manufacturers right to put their faith in green cars? Averting a slump.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2010

The global automotive industry is receiving close to US$44 billion from governments around the world to develop alternative fuel technologies, analysts at Deloitte reveal. The market for alternative fuel vehicles is being strongly supported economic stimulus packages and other government programs in at least 13 markets.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

“Measures aimed at spurring innovations that will increase the electrification of road transportation, such as those announced today, are to be welcomed as extremely good news for the auto industry as well as for society. .

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

Similarly, in China, the sheer size of the auto industry and the country’s ambitious clean-energy goals suggest a potentially huge market for electric cars. In March, BYD chief executive officer Wang Chuanfu announced that in the first half of 2010 the company will sell only 100 e6 cars, to a taxi company in Shenzhen.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

A report in the People’s Daily quotes Chen Bin, director of the Department of Industry under the NDRC, as stating that Chinese car manufacturers were originally expected to produce and sell more than eight million units of vehicles in the first eight months of the year. Tags: Cars Green cars Latest news.

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