The 2017 Buick Lacrosse Hybrid was recently unveiled at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. As one would expect considering the venue, the new model is slated to be released in the Chinese market sometime in the […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Volkswagen Group is planning to invest around €4 billion in conjunction with its joint venture partners in China in 2016, according to a recent press release. The investment funds will be used […]
Toyota will be launching plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin models in the Chinese market in 2018, according to recent reports. As it stands, conventional hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin are both […]
The top producer of automotive-industry-utilized lithium-ion battery cells in 2014 was Japan — with around 2 gigawatt-hours of batteries produced in the country during the year — according to a new infographic from the US Department […]
The leading Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD Company, is expecting to nearly triple its electric vehicle sales in China this year, according to the company’s Chairman Wang Chuanfu. The company is apparently expecting to sell as […]
China has begun to receive its first Tesla Model Xs, going by new images that recently cropped up on a Chinese discussion forum showing two of the electric SUVs at the Beijing airport cargo terminal. The […]
GM’s 5-year plan for China, running through 2020, calls for the company and its various joint ventures to release more than 60 new + refreshed models in the country — including more than 10 so-called new […]
Following widespread reports of possible electric vehicle subsidy fraud in the country, the Chinese Finance Ministry announced back in January that it would not be extending electric vehicle subsidies beyond 2021. And that it also would […]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Electric vehicle sales and production will double in China in 2016, according to recent reports. This refers of course to both all-electric vehicles (EVs) and also to plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). This matches […]
As noted in this article, I recently interviewed the CEO and founder of POD Point, Erik Fairbairn. POD Point is the top supplier of EV charging equipment in the UK, so it has quite a bit of […]
In an announcement that should probably be filed under “let’s wait and see how this holds up…,” the Chinese company Techrules has unveiled a new hybrid powertrain technology that reportedly allows for some pretty ridiculous specs. The […]
Electric vehicles captured a 1.4% share of China’s total auto market in December 2015 — equal to roughly 34,100 unit sales — according to EV-Volumes, an EV sales database and consultancy now partnering with EV Obsession and CleanTechnica. […]
Volkswagen recently unveiled a new luxury sedan model, known as the Phideon, ahead of the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show — the first Volkswagen model to feature the Modular Longitudinal Matrix platform. The new model — […]
A new joint venture between Panasonic Corporation and Dalian Levear Electric Company has been created with the intent to manufacture lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries in China, according to recent reports. The new joint venture will make […]
Beijing Yiwei New Energy Technology Development Company, a majority-owned subsidiary of the solar photovoltaic solutions company SPI Energy, has decided to expand its electric vehicle rental business into the southern province of Hainan, China, according to […]
