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Shanghai shuts down 14 lead-acid battery plants out of total 17

SHANGHAI – Fourteen of Shanghai’s 17 lead-acid battery plants had been shut down as of September 23 after inspections by Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau, reported Shanghai Securities News. Some of the closed plants were found too close to residential areas, and others had been discharging excessive levels of lead, according to the bureau. The local [...]

Published by on September 29th, 2011 at 08:09 pm
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Beijing confirms local policy: buy EVs, no plate restrictions

BEIJING－The preferential policy that local citizens will not be subject to car plate restrictions if they buy electric vehicles was confirmed by a Beijing government official at a intelligent transportation forum on September 8 in Beijing. But he didn’t disclose the timetable for official releases of the policy, according to a report from evtime.cn. Zhang [...]

Published by on September 14th, 2011 at 06:09 pm
Plan for new energy vehicle industry to debut
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Plan for new energy vehicle industry to debut

According to resources involved, the much concerned energy-saving and new energy vehicle development plan may be soon to be introduced in China. The resource said the plan is under State Council’s approval. As the programmatic document for development of new energy vehicles industry, the draft version plan has been delayed for nearly a year since [...]

Published by on August 29th, 2011 at 08:08 pm
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China: non-plug-in hybrid not NEV

China has made it clear that non-plug-in hybrid vehicles are classified as energy-saving  instead of new energy vehicles, said a Xinhuanews report. New energy vehicles are clearly defined as plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles, according to relevant government departments. The draft of China’s long-awaited Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2011-2020) classifies non-plug-in [...]

Published by on August 15th, 2011 at 06:08 pm
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China government spended nearly 1 billion dollars on vehicles in 2010

China Central government departments’ spending on vehicle purchases and maintenance totaled 6.17 billion yuan ($954.21 million) last year, said the Ministry of Finance on July 4. Spending on overseas trips and receptions were registered at 1.77 billion yuan and 1.53 billion yuan, respectively, last year, the ministry said in an online statement. It is the [...]

Published by on July 5th, 2011 at 06:07 pm
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