In China this month, US President Barack Obama launched a joint initiative with President Hu Jintao to underline their "strong shared interest in accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles in order to reduce oil dependence, cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote economic growth".
It's a strong signal of support for electric cars from the world's two largest automobile markets, but the private sector is also quick.
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03-Dec-2009
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pdf catlog and brice
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Posted by: fayssil almarimi
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03-Dec-2009
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China is leading the world into BEVs; even the first affordable Western-make battery EVs will rely on PRC-built batteries. Large-format lithium battery production should provide BEVs that cost less than their petro-powered equivalents. I hope that Americans will be offered such vehicles within a few more years.
Posted by: Hugh E Webber
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